China Has An Average 1.3 Million Active And 650,000 Infectious TB Cases
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Between 2001 and 2010, China annually had 1.3 million active tuberculosis cases and 650,000 infectious tuberculosis cases, of which 120,000 are emerging multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) patients, stated China's CDC senior officer Chen MingTing at the country's first tuberculosis prevention and treatment charity event