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Tuberculosis (TB) Update: Tuberculosis is rampant throughout PNG, and the National Capital District (NCD) reports the highest TB rates (over three times higher than any other province). Port Moresby is likely to act as an epidemic amplifier, also feeding the emergence and spread of drug-resistant TB. Multi-drug resistant (MDR-TB) strains are becoming more common, with high case numbers reported from NCD and the Western Province, where extremely drug-resistant (XDR) TB exists as well. JOINT EXTERNAL REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAMME OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA 7–21 FEBRUARY 2014 Common signs and symptoms: Night sweats, weight loss, poor appetite, chronic cough not improving with other antibiotics Additional general on TB information: onhealth/tuberculosis/article.htm
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:46:42 +0000

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