TUBERCULOSIS cases reported in NAMIBIA / BOTSWANA / UGANDA / SOUTH AFRICA
May 6, 2008
May 2008 -- Namibia reports 15,244 cases in 2007 with 254 cases of multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) and 24 cases of extreme drug resistant TB (XDR-TB). Both Uganda and So. Africa have reported a disturbing appearance and spread of both MDR-TB and XDR-TB, 400++ cases in So. Africa alone. Botswana now reports 2 cases of XDR-TB and 100 cases of MDR-TB for 2008. Be sure you are TB tested prior to and following your return from these areas.
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