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Drug-Resistant TB Spreads in S. Africa

More than 300 cases of extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) have been confirmed across South Africa, the national health department said Thursday. XDR-TB is defined by the World Health Organization as TB which is resistant to the main first-line TB drugs and to three or more of the six second-line drugs. Full Story