Course: Prison Health: Managing Outbreaks of Tuberculosis in Prisons

This video highlights new technologies in the identification of TB that help us in managing TB outbreaks. Whole genome sequencing is a technique that helps to identify the unique “fingerprint” …

Congratulations, you have now reached the end of Prison Health – preventing and controlling TB. If you have enjoyed the course, please do leave us a review in Class Central. …

Each year we commemorate World TB Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts …

In this video, we explore what the specific challenges are in managing a TB outbreak in a prison compared to an outbreak in the general community. From your experience, can …

In the video above, Dr O’Moore explains the difference between latent and active TB. Latent TB Infection (LTBI) TB bacteria can live in the body without making you sick. This …

Dr Anjana Roy from Public Health England has written the following article: A pandemic is defined as a disease that spreads across whole countries or the world. Tuberculosis and COVID-19 …

As the world comes together to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to ensure that essential services and operations are actively engaged in ensuring an effective and rapid response …

Compared with the general public, people in prison are more likely to have communicable diseases such as TB. This increased disease prevalence in this population is recognised as a significant …

In this video, Dr Rueda presents how she studied TB transmission in prisons in Colombia, bringing together the key concepts of screening, testing, diagnosis and treatment, as well as the …