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Amy Fagan's article "Drug-resistant TB cases increase, WHO warns" (Nation, Feb. 27) about the World Health Organization's recent report on the state of drug-resistant tuberculosis, provides more compelling evidence that, more than ever, the fight against TB cannot be ignored.
According to WHO, rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis are at their highest ever. Added to this emerging threat is the fact that tuberculosis is a global health "double whammy" - TB also is the No. 1 killer of people living with AIDS, which puts progress made in the fight against HIV/AIDS in serious jeopardy.See the full content of this document
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Fighting Tuberculosis
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