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Article: VOA NEWS: EXPERTS SAY NEW DRUGS, RAPID DIAGNOSIS NEEDED FOR DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 12, 2007
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The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Scott Bobb
Experts on lung disease meeting in South Africa are warning the world could face a tuberculosis crisis if drug resistant strains of TB are not contained and if TB testing does not become a regular part of HIV treatment. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from our bureau in Johannesburg.
Three thousand experts from 100 countries ended a five-day conference in Cape Town warning that urgent measures are needed to address the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis and its growing presence among victims of HIV/AIDS.
One-and-one-half million people died of tuberculosis last year. Nine million new cases were reported. Nearly one-half million ...