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Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Reaches New High
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A report released Tuesday by the World Health Organization indicates that rates of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are now at their highest level ever. Each year there are nearly half a million new cases of MDR-TB, the WHO estimates, which is roughly 5% of the total nine million TB cases seen annually. Reuters Health Information
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