In Karnataka, there has been a steady decline in the number of TB notifications, bringing down the total notifications from 91,993 in 2019 to 65,983 in 2021, a decline of 28.3%. In CT scan centresState Joint Director (TB) Ramesh Chandra Reddy told The Hindu on Saturday that the State has now started intensified TB surveillance in CT scan centres. All those identified through these centres should be enrolled in the NlKSHAY portal as presumptive TB patients,” he said. “Further, these presumptive TB patients should be mobilised and sputum samples should be collected for offering TB diagnosis through TrueNat/CBNAAT. “In a month-long ACF exercise in December, 2,939 TB cases were diagnosed.

Source: The Hindu July 18, 2021 06:08 UTC