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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis A 'Serious Epidemic' In China
by Richard Knox
June 6, 2012
Ng Han Guan/AP
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China's first national survey of tuberculosis has produced some of the worst TB news in years.
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Worse yet, the new survey shows that at least 8,200 Chinese are coming down with extensively resistant or XDR-TB. That means it's also resistant to at least two of the second-line drugs — and thus may be incurable in many cases.
more..
https://www.npr.org/blogs/health/20...ant-tuberculosis-a-serious-epidemic-in-china?
by Richard Knox
June 6, 2012
Ng Han Guan/AP
snip
China's first national survey of tuberculosis has produced some of the worst TB news in years.
snip
Worse yet, the new survey shows that at least 8,200 Chinese are coming down with extensively resistant or XDR-TB. That means it's also resistant to at least two of the second-line drugs — and thus may be incurable in many cases.
more..
https://www.npr.org/blogs/health/20...ant-tuberculosis-a-serious-epidemic-in-china?