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Review
. 2020 Aug 13;56(2):2001718.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.01718-2020. Print 2020 Aug.

The potential impact of COVID-19-related disruption on tuberculosis burden

C Finn McQuaid  1 , Nicky McCreesh  2 , Jonathan M Read  3 , Tom Sumner  2 ; CMMID COVID-19 Working Group; Rein M G J Houben  2 , Richard G White  2 , Rebecca C Harris  2   4
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Review

The potential impact of COVID-19-related disruption on tuberculosis burden

C Finn McQuaid et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

Any benefit of social distancing on TB deaths is likely to be outweighed by health service disruption. As such, it is crucially important to maintain and strengthen TB-related health services during, and after, the COVID-19 pandemic. https://bit.ly/30aWZnp

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: C.F. McQuaid has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: N. McCreesh has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: J.M. Read has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: T. Sumner has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: R.M.G.J. Houben has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: R.G. White has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: R.C. Harris is an employee of Sanofi-Pasteur.

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Cumulative change in tuberculosis (TB) a–c) incidence and d–f) deaths over 5 years as a result of social and/or health system disruption due to the coronavirus 2019 pandemic for a, d) China, b, e) India and c, f) South Africa. Results show the median of model runs, while whiskers denote the range of run results. Small black crosses indicate author assessment of most plausible scenarios based on current anecdotal information. Note y-axis scales differ by country and indicator.
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