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London may be famed for its historic sites, double decker buses and West End shows, but it now has a more dubious distinction: It has become the tuberculosis capital of Western Europe.
In response, health officials are taking to the streets in an effort to stop the spread of the infectious lung disease, with the help of a van equipped with an X ray machine that drives around London offering free check ups.
Similar vans were once commonly used 1950s but most disappeared about two decades later when TB rates dropped.
Health officials are now taking to the streets in an effort to stop the spread of the infectious lung disease. The van has an X ray machine that drives around London offering free check ups. Radiographer Diana Taubman, left, prepares Clifton Owens, 51, for his X ray
Last year, London had more TB cases than the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece and Norway combined. It also had more TB than African countries including Eritrea and Gambia.
'We kind of took our eye off the ball and now TB has become a big problem again,' said Dr. Alistair Story, who runs the mobile TB van for University College London Hospitals.
An X ray showing a patient with TB (the white dots are pellets hermes belt price replica from a shotgun injury). London's TB van has an X ray machine and scans can be instantly read by a radiographer
'It's certainly not the case that we could have closed the borders and avoided the problem,' he said, pointing out that other European countries with high levels of immigration, replica Hermes belt france including France and Germany, have not had similar spikes of TB. Last year, London had about 3,500 TB cases.
Tuberculosis is a highly infectious bacterial disease often spread by coughing brown hermes belt replica or sneezing and kills more than 1 million people worldwide every year. It most often attacks the lungs and is highly treatable.
More than 95 per cent of TB deaths occur in developing countries and experts are increasingly concerned about the rise of drug resistant strains, which require more toxic drugs to treat.
London's 460,000 TB van has an X ray machine whose scans can be instantly read by a radiographer.
On average, the van picks up about one new TB case per week and screens about 10,000 people a year.
If an X ray looks worrying, staffers call a hospital to arrange confirmatory tests. The entire process of getting an X ray and its results takes about 90 seconds.
Dr. Ajit Lalvani, chair of infectious diseases at Imperial College London, said 70 percent of people with latent TB who arrive in Britain are missed.
They aren't currently infectious, but Lalvani said the TB bacteria could sicken them in the future and cause them to infect others. Catching these patients would require a more expensive blood or skin test that isn't commonly used.
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London may be famed for its historic sites, double decker buses and West End shows, but it now has a more dubious distinction: It has become the tuberculosis capital of Western Europe.
In response, health officials are taking to the streets in an effort to stop the spread of the infectious lung disease, with the help of a van equipped with an X ray machine that drives around London offering free check ups.
Similar vans were once commonly used 1950s but most disappeared about two decades later when TB rates dropped.
Health officials are now taking to the streets in an effort to stop the spread of the infectious lung disease. The van has an X ray machine that drives around London offering free check ups. Radiographer Diana Taubman, left, prepares Clifton Owens, 51, for his X ray
Last year, London had more TB cases than the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece and Norway combined. It also had more TB than African countries including Eritrea and Gambia.
'We kind of took our eye off the ball and now TB has become a big problem again,' said Dr. Alistair Story, who runs the mobile TB van for University College London Hospitals.
An X ray showing a patient with TB (the white dots are pellets hermes belt price replica from a shotgun injury). London's TB van has an X ray machine and scans can be instantly read by a radiographer
'It's certainly not the case that we could have closed the borders and avoided the problem,' he said, pointing out that other European countries with high levels of immigration, replica Hermes belt france including France and Germany, have not had similar spikes of TB. Last year, London had about 3,500 TB cases.
Tuberculosis is a highly infectious bacterial disease often spread by coughing brown hermes belt replica or sneezing and kills more than 1 million people worldwide every year. It most often attacks the lungs and is highly treatable.
More than 95 per cent of TB deaths occur in developing countries and experts are increasingly concerned about the rise of drug resistant strains, which require more toxic drugs to treat.
London's 460,000 TB van has an X ray machine whose scans can be instantly read by a radiographer.
On average, the van picks up about one new TB case per week and screens about 10,000 people a year.
If an X ray looks worrying, staffers call a hospital to arrange confirmatory tests. The entire process of getting an X ray and its results takes about 90 seconds.
Dr. Ajit Lalvani, chair of infectious diseases at Imperial College London, said 70 percent of people with latent TB who arrive in Britain are missed.
They aren't currently infectious, but Lalvani said the TB bacteria could sicken them in the future and cause them to infect others. Catching these patients would require a more expensive blood or skin test that isn't commonly used.
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