Health ministry’s annual report 2025-26 showed that during Jan-Oct 2025, 14,356 of 41,727 TB cases detected among vulnerable populations under National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) in the Northeast — about 34% — were asymptomatic, meaning individuals were unlikely to have sought medical attention on their own.
News
1 in 3 TB cases in NE screening asymptomatic
June 18, 2026Health ministry’s annual report 2025-26 showed that during Jan-Oct 2025, 14,356 of 41,727 TB cases detected among vulnerable populations under National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) in the Northeast — about 34% — were asymptomatic, meaning individuals were unlikely to have sought medical attention on their own.