Kenyan court sentences 2 TB patients to 8 months

[Shiloh]

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Kenyan court sentences 2 TB patients to 8 months

(AP) ? 2 hours ago

NAIROBI, Kenya ? A health official says a court in western Kenya has sentenced two tuberculosis patients to eight months in prison for skipping their medications...

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Kenyan court sentences 2 TB patients to 8 months

A snip from the previous article:

200 people die of the disease everyday in Kenya

It would not surprise me if the two patients have MDR or XDR-TB.

It would explain the sense of urgency displayed by the authorities.