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22 Nov, 5 tweets, 4 min read
✨🆕 IHME researchers published today in @sciencedirect – "Estimating the population at high risk for tuberculosis through household exposure in high-incidence countries: a model-based analysis" using #TB data from the 2019 #GBDstudy. #tuberculosis sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
The researchers estimate that in 20 high-incidence countries, 38 million individuals live in a household with someone with pulmonary #tuberculosis — with children under 5 making up 12% of populations with home exposure.
➡️Findings include: #Zimbabwe, #Mozambique, #Zambia, and #Pakistan have the highest proportion of the population with household exposure.
➡️ The factors contributing to a high total number of contacts include large populations, high #TB incidence, and large household sizes 👪, particularly for household with people in age groups with high TB incidence.
This study comes during #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek. Drug resistance has made #tuberculosis more difficult to treat & defeat. #GlobalHealth #PopulationHealth

Learn more in our blog post and read our latest research on antimicrobial resistance ⤵️
healthdata.org/acting-data/an…

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