“It is now completely within our grasp to redouble our efforts to find social and technological solutions to TB.”
“The people live off the land so much, which means we can’t go and do testing [for TB] in summer because they’re not in their villages – they’re out harvesting berries and fishing for the winter.”
“People aren’t being diagnosed, and with healthy people we need to do prevention measures so they won’t get infected. The focus is on active TB, but there are people with latent infections who need to be found, diagnosed and treated.”
“You could have tuberculosis and not have any symptoms. That's why people need to get tested for tuberculosis just as they do for any other disease.”
“Since we've introduced the LIAISON QuantiFERON Plus, we've been able to provide the results sooner. We've got patients who have had their treatment earlier.”