Voice of America: Tuberculosis Cases Down, Disease Still A Major Killer Oct 18th 2012, 12:43 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Tuberculosis Cases Down, Disease Still A Major Killer Oct 18th 2012, 11:58 The World Health Organization reports that the number of people who caught tuberculosis (TB) fell last year, but it also said the number of deaths from TB remained the same and that TB is still a major killer. The news from the World Health Organization is mixed: some 20 million people are alive today as a result of international efforts to control tuberculosis and care for those who have it. As a result, the death rate has dropped by 40 percent since 1990, but lately, it has remained ... | | | | |
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