CDC Around the World: The Threat of Drug-Resistant TB

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CDC joins forces with White House and other U.S. government agencies to launch National Plan to Combat Multidrug-Resistant TB in DC. View full-sized photo

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Spotlighted Topic of the Week: The Threat of Drug-Resistant TB

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WE CAN STOP DRUG-RESISTANT TB – IF WE ACT NOW With a half million new cases each year, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is spreading around the globe. The world must act decisively. There can be no delay. That is why on Dec 22 President Obama announced the National Action Plan for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis...read blog

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CDC FIGHTS AGAINST GLOBAL TB View full-sized infographic

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MDR-TB BEHIND THE NUMBERS: DRS. DALENE AND ARNE VON DELFT “Drs. Dalene and Arne von Delft,” the second short film in the series Tuberculosis: Behind the Numbers commissioned by TAG and directed by Jonathan Smith, highlights a young, brave, South African doctor’s two-year battle with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)...watch video

Story of the Week

CDC JOINS FORCES WITH WHITE HOUSE, OTHER USG AGENCIES TO LAUNCH NATIONAL PLAN TO COMBAT MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TB IN DC CDC in partnership with other U.S. government agencies, public health stakeholders, and global partners joined the White House today to help launch the “National Action Plan for Combating Multidrug Resistant TB (MDR TB)” in Washington, DC. The White House released the plan online on December 22. It is a crucial step to address MDR TB...read story

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