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War In Ukraine Sets Back Tuberculosis Treatment
9 minutes Posted Apr 8, 2022 at 4:10 am.
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According to the World Health Organization, Ukraine has the fourth highest incidence of tuberculosis in Europe — and one of the highest rates of multidrug resistant TB anywhere in the world. The country had been making progress but then came the pandemic, and now the war. Reporter Ari Daniel says doctors worry about increased spread of this contagious and deadly disease.

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