UK TB rates at 30-year high – over 9,000 new cases in '09
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Early diagnosis has again been described as the top priority for tuberculosis care in the UK, as new data show a further increase in cases. In addition to the overall incidence, which is now at the highest level since the 1970s, the number of drug-resistant cases has nearly doubled in the last decade.