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TB SILENT KILLER

TUESDAY, MARCH 25 @ 11:00PM

The worldwide burden of childhood tuberculosis is twice as large as once thought, according to a new study that estimates nearly 1 million children become sick with the disease every year.

TB is the second leading cause of death from infectious disease on the planet, but as many as two-thirds of new TB cases in children go undiagnosed each year according to the study, which was published inThe Lancet today to coincide with World TB Day.

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