It was found that the number of patients with tuberculosis, called’underdeveloped country disease’, fell by half over 10 years due to the outbreak mainly in places with poor nutritional status or poor hygiene conditions. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of new tuberculosis patients last year was 11,993 (38.8 per 100,000 population), which was the first to enter the 10,000 level after the start of the tuberculosis monitoring system in 2000. yunhap news
It was found that the number of patients with tuberculosis, called’underdeveloped country disease’, fell by half over 10 years due to the outbreak mainly in places with poor nutritional status or poor hygiene conditions.
On the 24th, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) announced the status of 2020 tuberculosis patient reports on the ’11th Tuberculosis Prevention Day’. Last year, the number of new tuberculosis patients was 11,993 (38.8 per 100,000 population), and it entered the 10,000 level for the first time since the operation of the tuberculosis monitoring system in 2000. Among the new TB patients, pulmonary tuberculosis was 11,21 (76.4%), and extrapulmonary tuberculosis was 4712 (23.6%).
Tuberculosis patients trend by year. Provided Center for Disease Control and Prevention
The number of new tuberculosis patients, which peaked at 39557 (78.9 per 100,000) in 2011, declined by an average of 7.3% every year since then, and 16.3% from 2019 (23,822, 46.4 per 100,000) last year. Decreased. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, which is difficult to treat and has a long medication period, occurred in 399 people last year, down 31.2% from the previous year (580).
The number of foreign patients with tuberculosis was 2569 in 2016, but after the enforcement of the mandatory tuberculosis screening for long-term foreigners from countries with high risk of tuberculosis, the number decreased every year to 1,316, down 17.6% from the previous year (1597).
On the 4th, Gyeongbuk Pohang city councilors are preparing to be tested for tuberculosis at the public parking lot of Pohang City Hall. News 1
Half of the new patients were over 65 years of age. Among the new tuberculosis patients, the number of patients 65 and older was 9782, down 12.8% from the previous year (11,218), but accounted for 49.1% of all patients. The proportion of all patients with tuberculosis over 65 years of age continues to increase from 39.9% in 16 years → 45.5% in 18 years → 49.1% last year.
Korea has the largest number of tuberculosis patients among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. According to the ‘2019 Domestic Tuberculosis Report Status’ released in March, Korea ranked first in the rate of tuberculosis incidence and second in the mortality rate among 36 OECD member countries. The OECD average rate of tuberculosis incidence is 11.0 per 100,000 people, which is only a third of Korea’s 38.8 patients per 100,000 people last year.
In order to detect and treat tuberculosis patients early in the special situation of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) epidemic, tuberculosis screening, epidemiological investigation, and patient management are important. The government is conducting a nationwide “visiting tuberculosis screening project” for vulnerable groups such as the elderly and homeless people who are at high risk of tuberculosis and epidemic spread. It is said that 120 patients with tuberculosis were detected early. This year, policies to reduce the blind spots for tuberculosis management are also being implemented, such as adding’disabled persons with disabilities’ to screening targets.
At the 9th Tuberculosis Prevention Day commemorative event held at the Sejong Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul in 2019, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chung Eun-kyung and the attendees are making a pledge to eradicate tuberculosis. yunhap news
After the TB Epidemiology Investigation Group was formed in 2013, epidemiological investigations in group facilities such as schools and workplaces have been steadily conducted to prevent early detection and transmission of TB patients. In particular, it plans to expand the scope of the survey this year. The number of collective facility epidemiological surveys was 1142 in 2013, but increased from 2639 cases in 15 years → 3502 cases in 16 years → 4041 cases in 18 years → 4526 cases in 19 years.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promotes major messages related to tuberculosis screening and prevention, and is also promoting a message contest so as not to forget the awareness of tuberculosis. The main messages related to tuberculosis screening and prevention are promoted through a blank filling event that anyone can participate in, and the message contest notifying the seriousness of tuberculosis can be participated through the related website until the 29th. For more information, visit the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Social Network Service (SNS).
Na Seong-woong, deputy director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said, “The government will continue to promote tuberculosis prevention and management policies with the aim of combating tuberculosis in 2030 so that all citizens will not suffer from tuberculosis. , I hope you follow ’30 second hand washing’ and’cough etiquette’.”
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