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E ROELSGAARD

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PubMed1964

TUBERCULOSIS IN TROPICAL AFRICA. AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY.

Up to the end of the nineteenth century the tubercle bacillus apparently had little opportunity of disseminating among the rather isolated tribes of tropical Africa. With the creation of large centres of trade and industry in the wake of European colonization, tuberculosis seems to have spread rapidly over the continent and is today found everywhere.In a number of tuberculosis prevalence surveys conducted by WHO during 1955-60, randomly selected population groups were tuberculin tested, X-rayed and had sputa examined by direct microscopy. The three methods of examination were applied independently of one another.Data collected during the surveys have been analysed with a view to discovering common epidemiological features of tuberculosis in tropical Africa, assessing the reliability of the diagnostic methods employed and discussing their usefulness in future tuberculosis control programmes.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1961

A tuberculosis survey in Kenya.

The Government of Kenya, wanting to assess the extent of the tuberculosis problem in the Colony and Protectorate as an essential preliminary to a control programme, requested the assistance of WHO in carrying out a survey. The purpose was to establish the over-all prevalence for Kenya of tuberculous infection and pulmonary tuberculosis.From a population of about six million people, 8700 were selected at random for tuberculin testing, chest X-ray and bacteriological examination.The results of examination of this small sample indicate that among the 3.5 million Africans aged 10 years and over there are approximately 110 000 cases and suspected cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and that 3% of the children aged 0-4 years and 13% of those aged 5-9 are infected.The problem of tuberculosis control in Kenya is undoubtedly a big one, the population being scattered over vast areas. However, the excellent co-operation of the population throughout the present survey suggests that mass control measures might meet with considerable success.

Child↗
PubMed1957

BCG-vaccination programme in Pakistan.

The authors outline the development and organization of the BCG-vaccination campaign that was launched in August 1949 by the Government of Pakistan, with assistance from the International Tuberculosis Campaign. They present some statistical data on the work done up to the end of December 1954 and briefly discuss the pattern of tuberculin sensitivity found in various parts of the country.

BCG Vaccine↗