IN conjunction with World Tuberculosis Day (March 24) and in response to Mangai Balasegaram’s article “Think we’re done with TB? Think again” (Star2, Sunday Star, March 26), it was interesting to note that there is a resurgence in the incidence of tuberculosis infection in this country.
Health Ministry figures show that in 1990, there were 10,000 cases. In 2014, the number rose to 24,000, a whopping increase of 41%.
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