Going for gold? TB control programmes for South African miners

Going for gold? TB control programmes for South African miners

Going for gold? TB control programmes for South African miners

South African gold miners have very high rates of tuberculosis (TB), even though many mines have TB control programmes which meet cure-rate targets set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Why do miners still have such a high risk of TB? Are the WHO guidelines meaningful in this setting?

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