Go inside the East Rand community pioneering new, easier ways to stop TB in its tracks.
, a 2016 study published in the journalhas found. In about 10% of people, this latent bug will develop into active TB, a 1999 report from the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease notes. But in some people, like those who live with TB patients or in poor, overcrowded conditions, this risk can be far higher. For instance, For years, South Africa tried to stave off new TB cases by using one of the two drugs commonly used to treat active TB — isoniazid — to prevent it.
Up to two-thirds of high TB burden countries did not report using isoniazid preventative TB therapy widelyBut in 2016 a tornado wasn’t the only thing to touch down in Tembisa. The community was one of the first places to get access to a new once weekly, three-month-long treatment to prevent TB. The two-drug combination still includes isoniazid but now pairs it with the antibiotic rifapentine,
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