AWARENESS on tuberculosis (TB) remained low as the death cases increased in Penang from 95 cases in 2014 to 138 last year, said Penang Hospital medical chest consultant Dr Irfhan Ali Hyder Ali.
“This is reflected in the total numberof tuberculosis cases in the state which increased from 1,252 cases in 2014 to 1,283 in 2015.
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