TUBERCULOSIS: TB high in Greenland

A survey shows that 43 per cent of people in Kuummiut, Greenland are infected with tuberculosis bacteria.
Kuummiut (founded 1915) is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality and has a population of about 400.
Tasiilaq's hospital is now examining all those infected with TB. How many of those infected who developed TB disease is not yet known, Sermitsiaq.AG reports.
Tuberculosis has been a problem for centuries in Greenland, but by a great effort from 1955 on managed to reduce the incidence by 90 per cent, and brought Greenland's TB incidence in line with Denmark.
But since 1990 there has again been a rise in tuberculosis cases.
The last five years have seen an average 73 cases per year, equivalent to a frequency of about 130:100,000 inhabitants. This places Greenland on a par with several African and Asian countries.
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TUBERCULOSIS: Greenland brings TB fight to southern Greenland

A tuberculosis prevention and detection program makes a visit to Qaqortoq this week.

 04.10.2010


Tuberculosis testing starts up in Qaqortoq, Greenland this week, Sermitsiaq reports.
Schoolchildren are being investigated in collaboration with the school, along with pregnant women and newborns.
Investigations in Qaqortoq is part of Greenland's nationwide strategy to combat tuberculosis, as the number of people infected in Greenland now stands at the levels found in developing countries.
In order to curb TB infection rates, Greenland's parliament adopted a five-year plan to fight the disease in 2007.
This strategy called for the population in south Greenland to receive lung x-rays every two years.
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