TB/HIV co-infections up 40 percent across Europe over the last five years
Monday, March 20, 2017 - 13:32
in Health & Medicine
New data show that new tuberculosis (TB) cases and deaths in the 53 countries of the WHO European Region declined each year by 4.3% and 8.5% respectively between 2011 and 2015. However, new TB/HIV co-infections increased by 40% over the same time period.