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DOH: 470,000 TB cases recorded in 2022

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB, colorized in Halloween colors. Credit: NIAID" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/17/tuberculosis-niaid-03172023.jpg"/><figcaption>Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause TB, colorized in Halloween colors.<em> Credit: NIAID</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippines recorded around 470,000 cases of tuberculosis in 2022, the Department of Health said Friday.</p><p>Dr. Ronald Allan Fabella, TB advisor of the DOH&#x27;s disease prevention and control bureau, noted that COVID-19 had affected the government&#x27;s TB detection and treatment program.</p><p>&quot;Nakapagtala tayo ng around 470,000 na nagsimula ng gamutan,&quot; he said in a virtual town hall forum.</p><p>&quot;Pero sa estimate ng WHO (World Health Organization), kulang pa &#x27;yun dun sa talagang dapat nating nakikita. Tinatantiya nila merong 700,000 Filipinos &#x27;yung may TB every year,&quot; he added.</p><p>For TB, a drop in the number of cases does not indicate success.</p><p>&quot;Sa TB control kasi, ang importante matigil ang transmission. Para matigil ang transmission, kailangan ma-detect sila at magamot sila,&quot; Fabella said.</p><p>&quot;The more nade-detect natin at naggamot, the more mabilis ang pagkawala ng sakit na ito,&quot; he added.</p><p>Citing a report from the WHO, the Philippines logged 741,000 TB cases, with 60,000 deaths in 2021, Fabella said.</p><p>TB is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs and is spread from person to person through the air, he said.</p><p>Common symptoms of active lung TB are cough with sputum and blood at times, chest pains, weakness, weight loss, fever and night sweats.</p><p>But Fabella stressed TB is a treatable and curable disease. </p><p>Drug-susceptible TB disease is treated with a standard 4-month or 6-month course of 4 antimicrobial drugs that are provided with support to the patient by a health worker or trained treatment supporter.</p><p>The World TB Day is observed annually on March 24.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2504019" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The Philippines has recorded around 470,000 cases of tuberculosis in 2022, the Department of Health said Friday.