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Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...ases-of-tuberculosis-on-the-rise-7912857.html
Drug-resistant cases of tuberculosis on the rise
Ella Pickover
Thursday 05 July 2012
Drug-resistant cases of tuberculosis (TB) are on the rise in the UK, figures suggest.
The number of cases of the infectious disease which could not be treated by common methods has risen by 26%, according to the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
In 2010, there were 342 cases which could not be treated by traditional antibiotics, while in 2011, this figure rose to 431.
Overall, 8,963 new cases of TB were reported to the HPA in 2011, up from 8,410 cases in 2010...
Drug-resistant cases of tuberculosis on the rise
Ella Pickover
Thursday 05 July 2012
Drug-resistant cases of tuberculosis (TB) are on the rise in the UK, figures suggest.
The number of cases of the infectious disease which could not be treated by common methods has risen by 26%, according to the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
In 2010, there were 342 cases which could not be treated by traditional antibiotics, while in 2011, this figure rose to 431.
Overall, 8,963 new cases of TB were reported to the HPA in 2011, up from 8,410 cases in 2010...