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Alarm over rise in drug-resistant TB in Kenya

Director of Medical Services Dr Nicholas Muraguri

NAIROBI: There are growing concerns over rising drug-resistant strains of the killer Tuberculosis in the country.

According to the Ministry of Health latest statistics, 305 cases of Multi-drug resistant TB have been reported in the country this year so far, the highest figure in the last ten years. In 2014, there were 283 cases while in 2013, the number was 285.

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