Article: Association of TB, HIV linked to increase in TB cases in Zimbabwe

Association of TB, HIV linked to increase in TB cases in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The increase in the number of people suffering from tuberculosis (TB) in Zimbabwe is a result of the association between TB and HIV infection, said an expert on tuberculosis here on Monday.

The World Health Organization medical officer in Harare, Panganai Dhliwayo, said that the association between the two infections was also resulting in patients becoming more seriously ill than before.

"The number of new TB cases has risen since 1990 and the overwhelming reason for this is the onset of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, " Dhliwayo said.

"The decline in the economy had added to the increase as TB ...

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