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Hunger in Zimbabwe set off TB outbreak
University of Toronto Original Study
Posted by Jelena Damjanovic-Toronto on February 6, 2014
New research links the rise of tuberculosis in Zimbabwe during the political and economic crisis of 2008-2009 to widespread food shortage.
Between 2000 and 2007, Zimbabwe underwent an economic collapse characterized by political crises, hyperinflation, and a real GDP reduction of 40 percent. After a controversial election, GDP fell an additional 14 percent in 2008.
The researchers wanted to determine whether the widespread food shortage would weaken the immune systems of the population and lead to a rise in tuberculosis incidence...
Hunger in Zimbabwe set off TB outbreak
University of Toronto Original Study
Posted by Jelena Damjanovic-Toronto on February 6, 2014
New research links the rise of tuberculosis in Zimbabwe during the political and economic crisis of 2008-2009 to widespread food shortage.
Between 2000 and 2007, Zimbabwe underwent an economic collapse characterized by political crises, hyperinflation, and a real GDP reduction of 40 percent. After a controversial election, GDP fell an additional 14 percent in 2008.
The researchers wanted to determine whether the widespread food shortage would weaken the immune systems of the population and lead to a rise in tuberculosis incidence...