UK procedures to screen new immigrants for tuberculosis (TB) fail to detect more than 70 per cent of cases of latent infection
Current UK procedures to screen new immigrants for tuberculosis fail to detect more than 70 per cent of cases of latent infection, according to a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Cuba has been listed among countries with low rate of tuberculosis, with only seven cases per 100 000 inhabitants, just a few steps away form achieving the total elimination of this disease, according to the World Health Organization.