Nearly one in five Tibetan refugee schoolchildren has tuberculosis infection, study finds
Zero TB in Tibetan Kids outreach program aims to eliminate the disease in an entire population in India
Date:
December 18, 2018
Source:
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Summary:
In a tuberculosis screening and treatment initiative covering the entire population of Tibetan refugee schoolchildren in northern India, a team of researchers says it has found not only a startlingly high prevalence of TB disease and infection, but also a potentially workable strategy to eliminate the disease in a large, high-risk group.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181218115211.htm
