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Britain will be 'swamped' by TB unless high-risk immigrants are routinely given blood tests, experts warn

Anna Hodgekiss
Dec. 8, 2012, 12:56 p.m.

A leading doctor has warned that Britain will be ‘swamped’ by tuberculosis unless new measures to diagnose the disease in immigrants are introduced.

The disease, which was rife in Britain until the 1950s, is an increasing and worrying problem in urban areas. Rising immigration has seen a surge in cases in the last 20 years.

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Source: Mail Online