Tuberculosis -- Kenya
Even as the tuberculosis [TB] survey promises a different picture ailment, current data shows that Nairobi, Garissa, and Mombasa counties have the highest cases of drug-resistant TB.
According to the statistics from the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Disease [NTLD] Programme, Nairobi leads in the drug resistant strain of TB with 74 cases, Garissa with 69 cases and Mombasa closing the top 3 affected counties with 17 cases of the disease that takes at least 6 months to treat.
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2a3hmpL
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