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Detect early TB infection, evaluate contacts for TB (DETEC-TB)
Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death from infectious disease, with 1.25 million deaths in 2023. Among the estimated 10.8 million people who developed TB in 2023, only 75% were diagnosed and reported to national programs.
The DETEC-TB study proposes a novel approach to active tuberculosis case finding and infection source tracing. Serial T-SPOT.TB testing of adolescents will detect prevalent and incident TB infections.
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