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Facts about TB - Tests, drugs, statistics & lots more

The information about TB on TBFACTS.org includes basic information about the disease TB (Tuberculosis). There are also facts about TB worldwide, including TB in India, TB in Nigeria,  TB in Pakistan, TB in South Africa  and TB in the United States.

There is information about the treatment for TB, including the various different TB drugs, as well as treatment for drug resistant TB.

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Deaths from TB - latest figures

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Main Author : Annabel Kanabus
Citation : Kanabus, Annabel “Information about Tuberculosis”, GHE, 2020, www.tbfacts.org

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