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26th March 2012Figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) have revealed there were 9,042 new cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the UK in 2011.
This is a 5% increase on 2010 when there were 8,587 cases. The HPA figures show that most cases are in London with 3,588 cases reported in 2011, accounting for 40% of the UK total. According to the provisional data, country of origin was recorded in 8,453 new cases, and almost three quarters (6,270) were in people born outside the UK.
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Title: The UK reported more than 9,000 TB cases in 2011
Author:
Mark Nicholls
Article Id: 21489
Date Added: 26th Mar 2012
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