Bagerhat sees 122 deaths from TB in five years
At least 122 patients died from tuberculosis (TB) while more than a thousand were attacked with the disease in the coastal district of Bagerhat over the last five years.
Even people who had been cured of tuberculosis fell ill again after certain period.
The above data was revealed at a roundtable 'Control of Tuberculosis and Social Participation' held at the local press club recently where experts discussed the findings of research work carried out by non-governmental organisation Brac.
As part of the research, Brac examined cough samples of 75,263 people, both male and female, of nine upazilas in the district.
According to the report, 7,177 people were found tuberculosis-positive from 2005 to 2009.
Of the total, 1,384 people tested positive in 2005, followed by 1,577 in 2006, 1,536 in 2007, 1,322 in 2008, and 1,358 people in 2009.
According to the findings, 14 people died from the deadly infectious disease that affects the lungs in 2005, rising to 34 deaths in 2006, 36 in 2007, and 38 in 2008.
During this same period, 132 people who had recovered from the disease got affected again.
Tuberculosis recurrence is generally attributed to reinfection, rather than reactivation of the disease, experts said.
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