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Tuberculosis
Research from Nicholas Copernicus University yields new findings on tuberculosis
May 13th, 2008
"The falling trends in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) incidence observed in European countries may be due both to an improving epidemiological situation and to a shift of tuberculosis (TB) towards socially important subpopulations; this trend may cause some TB cases to go unnoticed. Identification of such risk groups should be the basis for prevention programmes aimed at containing the spread of the disease," scientists writing in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease report. "To evaluate the incidence and risk factors for PTB among the poor. The study material was based on the data of 7380 people living in poverty, including 243 homeless...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-13)
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