Tuberculosis in Malaysia: combating the old nemesis.
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The national control program (NTP) is celebrating its 43rd anniversary this year and yet, this year will see more Malaysians die of TB (Tuberculosis) than any other infectious disease. The number of TB cases in Malaysia for the years 2000, 2001 and 2002 are 15,643, 14,820 and 14,389 respectively with the mean mortality rate of 6.2/100,000 population. In the year 2002 alone, we had 1035 deaths directly due to tuberculosis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 59 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004