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Assessment of Tuberculosis Laboratory Capacity within Meru Municipality in Meru County, Kenya

David Mwenya Nakitare · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health concern, and timely laboratory diagnosis is  essential for effective case detection and disease control. This cross-sectional study assessed TB diagnostic laboratory capacity in selected laboratories within Meru Municipality, M...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i81776

Community- based Active Tuberculosis Case Finding in Pastoralist Communities of North-Eastern Uganda

Guma Isaac, Emuron John Robert, Namugambe Swabrah, Nabirye Gloria, Philip Denis Okungura, Paul Oboth, Jacob S. Iramiot & Rebecca Nekaka · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2019

Background: Given the global urgency to improve tuberculosis (TB) case detection, a renewed interest in active case finding (ACF) has risen. Missed TB cases pose a serious threat as they continue to fuel TB transmission in the community. We aimed to assess the feasibility of comm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i330166