Where is tuberculosis in the world ?

Tuberculosis is well entrenched in the world and the number of cases is pro jected to continue to rise, especially in low-income countries. Eradication of the disease will be difficult in poor countries where, for the most par t, the population is increasing. HIV infection is spreading, and control me asures are inadequate or lacking. The problem is worsened by the increasing prevalence in many countries of strains of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tu berculosis.