India: Maharashtra records 155 XDR-TB cases in 3 years, 8 from Pune district

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State records 155 XDR-TB cases in 3 years, 8 from Pune district
Umesh Isalkar,TNN | Jan 31, 2014, 02.05 AM IST

PUNE: The state has recorded 155 cases of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in the last three years. Of the 155 cases, 115 alone were recorded last year. Barring nine cases, most of the patients diagnosed with XDR-TB are from Mumbai (123), Navi Mumbai (25) and Pune district (8)...

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At 1.4 lakh cases, Maharashtra is top drug-sensitive tuberculosis state
Prafulla Marpakwar,TNN | Jan 31, 2014, 01.52 AM IST

MUMBAI: Even as the public health department claims to have effectively controlled major diseases in the state, Maharashtra has earned the dubious distinction of being home to the largest incidence of both drug-sensitive and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) cases in the country in 2013.

A senior bureaucrat told TOI that while the Centre has drafted a multi-pronged strategy to tackle TB and despite its best efforts, Maharashtra has seen a spurt in both types of TB cases. The disturbing figures were part of a recent Central government report...