HANDBOOK OF GLOBAL TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL. PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES

1. Modern History of Tuberculosis Control in China
2. TB Control in Pakistan
3. TB Control in South Africa
4. Tuberculosis Control in Hong Kong
5. Breakthrough Strategy for TB Control in Indonesia
6. TB Control in Nigeria
7. Diagnosis of Tuberculosis: Current Pipeline, Unmet Needs, and New Developments
8. Current Options in Treatment and Issues in Tuberculosis Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
9. DOT Status and Development in China
10. Drug-Resistant TB
11. The MDR-TB Epidemic in China: The Changing Landscape, Cause Analysis, Government Response, Current Status, and Future Aspects
12. Treatment of TB and HIV Coinfection
13. Concurrence of Tuberculosis and Other Major Diseases
14. Surgery for Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Its Indications
15. Diagnosis and Interventional Therapy by Bronchoscopy
16. Intensive Care Treatment of Critical Tuberculosis
17. New Diagnostic Tools for Early Detection of TB
18. TB Clinical Trials Conducted in China: The History and Future of the Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute
19. Adapting DOTS for Application in Rural China
20. BCG Immunization: Efficacy, Limitations, and Future Needs
21. Latent Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
22. The Tuberculosis Outbreak Response, Investigation, and Control
23. Preventive Therapy Against Tuberculosis
24. Case Study: The Strategy and Implementation of Preventive Treatment for TB Infected College Students in Beijing
25. Case Study Pakistan: Society Awareness and Media Coverage for TB Prevention and Treatment
26. The Role of Directly Observed Treatment in the Tuberculosis Epidemic in Beijing
27. The Promise of New TB Vaccines
28. Global Tuberculosis Surveillance
29. Factors Affecting the Incidence of Tuberculosis and Measures for Control and Prevention
30. DNA Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium TB: A Rich Source of Fundamental and Daily Applicable Knowledge
31. A Case Study: China—Implementation of Nationwide TB Epidemiology Surveys and Estimation of TB Incidence
32. A Case Study: Japan—Evolution of Tuberculosis Surveillance in an Intermediate-Burden Nation

This ambitious reference surveys worldwide efforts at controlling the spread of tuberculosis, with special emphasis on the developing world. Case studies from China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Indonesia, and other frontline countries demonstrate a wealth of information on clinical, cultural, socioeconomic, and other relevant factors. This compilation provides a valuable resource for creating successful intervention and prevention strategies. State-of-the-science snapshots pinpoint where short- and long-term initiatives stand today, from early detection and vaccination programs to new genetic technologies and drug therapies. This diverse group of perspectives and approaches offers innovative paths toward control and realistic odds for containing the threat, especially in the face of current co-epidemics and new drug-resistant strains.

Among the topics in the Handbook:
• Diagnosis of tuberculosis: current pipeline, unmet needs, and new developments
• Concurrence of tuberculosis and other major diseases
• The tuberculosis outbreak response, investigation, and control
• The promise of new TB vaccines
• DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a rich source of fundamental and daily applicable knowledge
• Global tuberculosis surveillance

The Handbook of Global Tuberculosis Control is urgent reading for leadership and staff of non-governmental organizations, government agencies, academic institutions, research centers, hospitals, and potentially businesses with interests in tuberculosis control. Additionally, the book's focus on TB in developing countries will attract a wider audience of practitioners, particularly those working in the broader fields of global public health, epidemiology, international development, and the socioeconomics of infectious diseases.

Features
• Focuses on developing countries in Asia and Africa, compared with representative countries from other regions throughout the world
• Presents case studies and "snapshots" designed for public health practitioners working in global TB control
• Global tuberculosis surveillance

Authors
• Yichen Lu, President, Haikou VTI Biological Institute
• Hongjin Duanmu, President of Chinese National Tuberculosis Control and Prevention Society, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute
• Lixia Wang, Director of National Center for TB Control and Prevention, Chinese National Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Chris Chanyasulkit, Director of TB Research Program, Haikou VTI Biological Institute