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Brazil is one of 30 high-tuberculosis (TB) burden countries identified by the WHO, making TB one of Brazil's greatest infectious disease challenges. Many people living in Brazil do not receive adequate TB care due to delayed diagnosis, ineffective treatment, or loss to follow-up. Identifying the most effective strategies to improve TB detection and treatment requires an awareness of the dynamics of patient care. In this issue, Sivaram Emani and colleagues use a care cascade model to simulate TB care in Brazil and estimate the lifetime health outcomes for people with TB disease and costs attributable to each gap in the care cascade.
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