Global tuberculosis report (2014)

The World Health Organization (WHO) published yesterday the 18th global report on tuberculosis (TB) [1] in a series that started in 1997. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and of the progress made in TB prevention, care and control at global, regional and country level, using data reported by 197 countries and territories that account collectively for over 99% of the TB cases in the world.