The sixteenth edition of this annual report from the World Health Organization provides a detailed summary of global efforts in the control and treatment of tuberculosis. Topics discussed include the burden of disease caused by TB, cases and treatment outcomes, international financing of TB care and control, diagnostics and laboratory work, addressing the co-epidemics of TB and HIV, and new and ongoing research and development. Chapters include sidebars and full color maps and illustrations. Additional sections cover research methodology and provide a country by country breakdown of TB control and treatment information. The report was authored by a team of researchers for the WHO. Annotation Aⓒ2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)