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Already struggling with HIV for decades, trying to snatch life from the deadly ailment, the sub-Saharan Africans now have yet another monster to fight away — tuberculosis.
The region being undoubtedly the most affected by the virus, inhabited by.
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The Atlanta attorney at the center of an international health scare two years ago is suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, claiming it invaded his...
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AP, Toronto
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AP, Tokyo
The World Health Organization urged Asian countries on Monday to take action against the growing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis, warning that even more virulent...
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AP, Tokyo
The World Health Organization urged Asian countries on Monday to take action against the growing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis, warning that even more virulent...
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AP, Fresno
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A man with a virulent form of tuberculosis who once was confined to a hospital jail ward for failing to wear a mask in public has been indicted on felony...
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AP, United Nations
The U.N. secretary-general on Monday urged stepped-up action to stop the global tuberculosis epidemic that is killing 4,000 people every day.In a message marking World...
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