Multi-drug resistant TB on rise in Pacific
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One of the oldest known infections, Tuberculosis or TB, kills approximately one and half million people globally each year. While not always fatal, health authorities are now concerned about two relatively new TB strains that have emerged in some countries, including the Pacific region. These multi-drug resistant TB strains have emerged in as many as nine Pacific nations - including Australia and New Zealand.
Presenter: Lynette Hyslop
Speaker: Dr Graham Simpson, Cairns Base Hospital
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