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'Following gargantuan global efforts against COVID-19, tuberculosis (TB) is
once again the world's biggest infectious killer, a top expert has told AFP,
lamenting the lack of focus on rooting out TB.
Mel Spigelman, president of the non-profit TB Alliance, hailed the swift and
dramatic progress to rein in the COVID-19 pandemic, with a vast array of safe
and effective vaccines, tests, and treatments developed in the space of two
years.
"But the juxtaposition with TB is pretty stark," he said in a recent
interview.
Tuberculosis, once called consumption, was the world's biggest infectious
killer before the arrival of COVID-19, with 1.5 million people dying from the
disease each year.
With global COVID-19 deaths steadily declining, "TB has regained the dubious
distinction," Spigelman said.'
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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