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Article: TB Cases Rise as Attention Shifted to AIDS

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October 27, 1997
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Tanzania's tuberculosis (TB) cases have increased sharply as more attention have been shifted to combat HIV/AIDS infection, according to a survey by Southern Africa Control Initiative (SATCI).

The survey, made available today, says that at least one third of Tanzania's TB cases are indirectly attributable to HIV/AIDS infection. Tanzania is one of the countries where the onslaught on HIV/AIDS has caused more TB deaths.

The report said Tanzania's TB control program used to serve as a model in the world for controlling TB effectively with the highest TB cure rates from 1977 to 1983. Matters changed when the country was slammed by the deadly HIV/AIDS in 1984. "As a result of HIV's onslaught, the ...

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