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AIDS could double TB cases - Health Ministry

    JOHANNESBURG

    An estimated 55 percent of new adult tuberculosis (TB) cases in South Africa are co-infected with HIV/AIDS, the Ministry of Health has said.

    According to the Pan African news agency, the national deputy health minister, Renier Schoeman, said the number of cases was expected to double over the next three to five years as a result of the pandemic.

    In a World Health Organisation (WHO) report released in March, experts estimated that globally there were also 300,000 new cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis per year.

    Worldwide, TB is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with HIV/AIDS.

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