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Global prison TB surge exposes WHO guidelines gap

Aditya Narayan et al.
Oct. 4, 2023, 10:27 p.m.

Despite increasing TB rates in prisons across the globe, current World Health Organization (WHO) TB prevention guidelines fail to reach incarcerated populations. Programs should instead prioritize them, argue a group of researchers from a range of global institutions.

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