Tuberculosis, an Ancient and Reemerging Disease Full of Contradictions

Authors: Barreto Argilagos G*, Rodríguez Torrens H and Molento MB

DOI: 10.23880/izab-16000354

Volume 5, Issue 1

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most ancient diseases and is the infection that has cost humanity the most lives. Unexpectedly, TB has fall into the category of “ignored pandemic”. This article advice about inconsistencies that have limited the information of the real TB data and its persistence. The factors that have limited the eradication of TB are multiple and diverse. In this regard, we want to highlight the disease underestimation, the poor attention to the impact of the anthropozoonotic species of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (MTC), the several integrated ecological factors, and the gap between the advances of the current and the past molecular taxonomy. Moreover, in addition to distorting its real importance, these facts have contributed to the delay of the campaign for its global eradication until 2018. Since 2020, the almost absolute subordination of health systems to COVID-19 has aggravated TB condition worldwide. The unquestionable priority demanded by COVID-19 pandemic have critically reduced the control of TB and their adequate treatment to the point of causing a possible regression to scenarios similar to those confronted in 2012. At this moment, considering the factors that have hinder TB control they could have caused a decisive condition towards the difficulties for its future eradication. We consider that TB situation took a few steps back and we need to recuperate our multifactor approach as a One Health priority.

Keywords: Diagnostic; Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex; Pandemic; Sub-Notification; Zoonosis

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