Ballari: While Covid-19 has taken the middle stage, the tuberculosis case swells.
At 9%, the Ballari and Vijayanagar districts that are rich in iron have the highest level of tuberculosis (TB) in the state, and two districts also provide numbers in the top 10 throughout the country, the numbers of the TB control agency under the union.
Ministry of Health performances.
The death rate in both districts is far above the average of 5% and the average state of 6% and shows a shocking five-fold increase in nine months.
Conversely, Covid-19 mortality rate is only 1.7%.
In the last nine months – from January to September – the two districts have 3.407 TB notifications and 247 (7.2%) death.
1,170 patients have recovered, while 1,966 patients are still under treatment.
The District Health Authority is not sure of the existence of 24.
The remaining authority says people with symptoms refuse to advance and be treated because fear will be mistaken for Covid-19.
The Government Government has set a goal of eliminating tuberculosis in 2025, but now it seems ambitious given low detection and fear will be Covid-19.
Source said the combined support team (JSS) consisting of seven members from the center and the state visited the district recently to review the situation.
The team has asked the district to take steps to curb the death rate.
“Ballari Taluk has the death of 93 TB, the highest,” said an official from the District TB control office.
“The mortality rate is five times the Covid-19.
TB patients who have comorbidity such as HIV, diabetes, cancer, and heart disease are at a higher risk of death.” Dr.
LH Janardhan, District Health Officer, said one reason for The surge in TB cases was fear on Covid-19.
People don’t want to go forward and be tested and treated.
“Many come in the final stage which drives the death rate,” he said.