"25,000 People Die of TB in Russia Every Year

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"25,000 People Die of TB in Russia Every Year

Itar Wire Service (12/23/98)

Speakers at a conference at the Moscow I.M. Sechenov Medical Academy on Wednesday reported that 25,000 people die of tuberculosis annually in Russia and that the TB incidence has doubled in the country in recent years. The World Health Organization estimates that 10 million people develop tuberculosis every year, resulting in 3 million deaths. Russia accounts for 1.2 percent of the worldwide TB incidence and 0.8 percent of the deaths. About 35 percent of cases in the country show multidrug resistance.

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