European Union Faces TB CrisisDrug-resistant strains of tuberculosis in Eastern Europe and central Asia are putting EU states at risk of a deadly outbreak, health officials have warned.
The Red Cross called it the most alarming tuberculosis situation since World War II and urged EU leaders to do more to combat the threat.The World Health Organization (WHO) said the "hottest zones" of new strains were all on the borders of the EU.
Of 450,000 cases in Europe and central Asia annually, 70,000 are new strains.
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