TY - JOUR
T1 - Challenges and Opportunities for Improved Tuberculosis and HIV Prevention in South America
AU - Quispe-Juli, Cender U.
AU - Gallardo-Cartagena, Jorge A.
AU - Otero, Larissa
AU - Andrade, Bruno B.
AU - Croda, Julio
AU - Cantos, Valeria D.
AU - Mendoza-Ticona, Alberto
AU - Valderrama-Beltrán, Sandra L.
AU - Sequera, Guillermo
AU - Huaman, Moises A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2026. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.
PY - 2026/4
Y1 - 2026/4
N2 - Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cause significant morbidity and mortality in South America. Despite the advances in active case finding and early treatment initiation as core strategies to decrease TB and HIV transmissions, additional efforts are needed to achieve control and eventual elimination of these 2 epidemics. Availability and implementation of preventive strategies using shorter, rifamycin-based regimens for TB preventive therapy and long-acting injectables for HIV prevention are still a challenge in the South American region. In this report, we discuss opportunities to accelerate TB and HIV prevention in the region. We present examples of novel TB and HIV surveillance and prevention initiatives among high-risk groups and vulnerable populations in countries within the region, using precision public health approaches and leveraging digital health and artificial intelligence tools. Finally, we propose a roadmap for ending TB and HIV in South America.
AB - Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cause significant morbidity and mortality in South America. Despite the advances in active case finding and early treatment initiation as core strategies to decrease TB and HIV transmissions, additional efforts are needed to achieve control and eventual elimination of these 2 epidemics. Availability and implementation of preventive strategies using shorter, rifamycin-based regimens for TB preventive therapy and long-acting injectables for HIV prevention are still a challenge in the South American region. In this report, we discuss opportunities to accelerate TB and HIV prevention in the region. We present examples of novel TB and HIV surveillance and prevention initiatives among high-risk groups and vulnerable populations in countries within the region, using precision public health approaches and leveraging digital health and artificial intelligence tools. Finally, we propose a roadmap for ending TB and HIV in South America.
KW - HIV
KW - South America
KW - Tuberculosis
KW - prevention
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105035652603
U2 - 10.1093/ofid/ofag157
DO - 10.1093/ofid/ofag157
M3 - Artículo de revisión
AN - SCOPUS:105035652603
SN - 2328-8957
VL - 13
JO - Open Forum Infectious Diseases
JF - Open Forum Infectious Diseases
IS - 4
ER -