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Poor ventilation in public transport responsible for transmission of airborne tuberculosis (TB) infection in South Africa, says study. [1]

South Africa is one of the countries with the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB). According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics, 322,000 TB cases reported in South Africa in 2017.

Publication Date: 
11/11/2019
Tags:
Africa [2], Public Transport [3], Air Pollution [4], Tuberculosis [5], South Africa [6], Medical Research [7], WHO [8]

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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tuberculosis
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-africa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medical-research
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/who