Nigeria, March 23 -- Kano State treated 36,843 Tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2022, the state government has said.

The state's Commissioner for Health, Abubakar Yusuf, stated this on Saturday at an event commemorating the 2024 World TB Day. The event was held at Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital, Kano.

"Our 2022 TB burden based on national data stood at 39,420 cases and we were able to notify and treat 36,843 patients (93 per cent) which is the highest-ever notification by any state in Nigeria," Mr Yusuf said.

The commissioner said the achievement was commendable as an untreated TB patient can transmit the disease to 10-15 people within a year.

"Kano State government, in collaboration with our partners, has been doing well towards...