EC Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine

Editorial Volume 12 Issue 9 - 2023

COVID-19 Pandemic Affecting Global Tuberculosis Epidemic

Attapon Cheepsattayakorn, Ruangrong Cheepsattayakorn and Porntep Siriwanarangsun

110th Zonal Tuberculosis and Chest Disease Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
3Faculty of Medicine, Western University, Pathumtani Province, Thailand

*Corresponding Author: Attapon Cheepsattayakorn, 10th Zonal Tuberculosis and Chest Disease Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Received: October 30, 2023; Published:November 07, 2023



Between 2005 and 2019, globally, annual tuberculosis (TB, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M tuberculosis or M tb)) death (around 50% of cases) decreased regularly and appeared 1.4 million of death in 2019 [1], whereas TB deaths were back to 1.5 million and 1.6 million in 2020 and 2021, respectively [1]. In 2020, global TB notification rate substantially dropped approximately 18%, compared with 2019’s rate [1], whereas a partial recovery was noted in 2021 [1].

Attapon Cheepsattayakorn., et al. "COVID-19 Pandemic Affecting Global Tuberculosis Epidemic". EC Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine  12.9 (2023): 01-02.

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