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XDR-TB: Deadly epidemic could be the new time bomb if unchecked
Jun 29 2007, Rekha

The WHO has warned that a new strain of drug resistant tuberculosis called XDR-TB is striking up to 30,000 people a year. The organization says that the scenario could be a great disaster if we are not equipped to tackle this problem. The United Nations..

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