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Drug-resistant TB predicted to rise in 4 high-burden countries: study
Published May 11, 2017, 7:43 PM
By Philippine News Agency
Cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) are expected to increase in four of the world?s highest burden countries over the next two decades, a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found.
Currently, nearly 40 percent of all drug-resistant TB cases occur in Russia, India, the Philippines, and South Africa, accounting for more than 230,000 cases of drug-resistant disease in 2015, said the study published this week by the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases...
Drug-resistant TB predicted to rise in 4 high-burden countries: study
Published May 11, 2017, 7:43 PM
By Philippine News Agency
Cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) are expected to increase in four of the world?s highest burden countries over the next two decades, a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found.
Currently, nearly 40 percent of all drug-resistant TB cases occur in Russia, India, the Philippines, and South Africa, accounting for more than 230,000 cases of drug-resistant disease in 2015, said the study published this week by the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases...