South Africa tuberculosis cases on the rise

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Doctors in South Africa are struggling to contain a dangerous new strain of drug-resistant tuberculosis

Posted by skynews at 12:29 AM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry

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You bring DeBeers, we'll have apartheid.

Posted by Diablo at 2009-06-18 12:39 AM | Reply | Flag:

World Cup Fever is striking early...

Posted by ZombieHunter at 2009-06-18 12:59 AM | Reply | Flag:

TB or not TB - that is the question.

Posted by cookfish at 2009-06-18 08:07 AM | Reply | Flag:

I wonder how many of these people also have HIV.

Posted by Hagbard_Celine at 2009-06-18 09:30 AM | Reply | Flag:

How about I just read the article.

"The rate of drug-resistant TB in Khayelitsha has been fuelled by high levels of HIV, and the number of cases has doubled to almost 400 in the past year."

Posted by Hagbard_Celine at 2009-06-18 09:32 AM | Reply | Flag: