“People tend to think that TB is no longer an issue, or TB is no longer a disease that should be given attention. But that is not the case.\u0022
Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka, who has treated TB for two decades on two different continents, says outbreaks in Saskatchewan in late 2021 have affected an unusual number of children, despite Canada having plenty of medications and other resources to contain the disease.
Last year, two outbreaks were declared in the Fond du Lac and Black Lake Denesuline First Nations, in the province’s far north. A third outbreak was later declared at Pelican Narrows. Dr. Ibrahim Khan said COVID-19 sapped resources from Saskatchewan’s long fight against HIV and other infectious diseases.Khan noted TB is treatable and curable. Modern medications mean a patient will no longer be infectious just weeks after starting treatment — but the disease is sneaky, often lying latent in the body for an extended period of time. If not tracked and treated quickly, it spreads quickly in crowded living conditions that are frustratingly common in some communities.
Khan said a pediatric working group is being assembled in Saskatchewan to address the rise of TB among children.
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