Experts: Take precautions during festive gatherings


PETALING JAYA: As the country faces another rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases, health professionals say that gatherings held during Chinese New Year and Ramadan could fuel further transmission if precautions are ignored.

Public health medicine specialist Prof Dr Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh cautioned that TB is “an insidious disease, difficult to detect and manage”.

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