Map reveals ‘world’s deadliest infection’ hotspots as case of Victorian disease spread...

THE areas where you are most likely to catch tuberculosis have been revealed on a map, as health chiefs warn infections are on the rise.The figure is more than twice as high as the 2598 logged during the same time period in 2022 but not quite as concerning as the 15960 cases in 2023.

Most recent data on confirmed cases of the bacterial bug, spread by coughing, suggested infections increased by over ten per cent last year - from 4,380 in 2022 to 4,850 in 2023.After the capital, the North West, East of England and the West Midlands came in joint second for areas where you're most likely to pick up TB.The South East and Yorkshire followed closely behind, with doctors in the areas reporting nine and eight suspected cases, respectively.

Professor Nick Hopkinson, medical director of the charity Asthma and Lung UK, said: “Given increasing poverty in the UK, in particular child poverty, the increase in tuberculosis cases is unfortunately not surprising.

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