Brazil

Participating institutions

  • Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

Lead investigator

  • Julio Croda, MD, PhD

Cohort enrollment capacity

  • People living with HIV
  • Prisoners
Estimates of TB burden, 2019
Number Rate per 100,000 population
Total TB incidence 96,000 (82,000 – 111,000) 46 (39 – 53)
HIV-positive TB incidence 11,000 (9,200 – 12,000) 5.1 (4.3 – 5.9)
MDR/RR-TB incidence 2,600 (1,900 – 3,300) 1.2 (0.91 – 1.6)
HIV-negative TB mortality 4,900 (4,700 – 5,100) 2.3 (2.2 – 2.4)
HIV-positive TB mortality 1,800 (1,400 – 2,400) 0.87 (0.65 – 1.1)

Full WHO TB country profile