Tackling Tuberculosis in Europe

Swiss TPH Migration increases the risk of tuberculosis outbreaks in populations. The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) contributed to the development of a pan-European alert system and the documentation of a cross-border response to an outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis - one of the most common pathogens in humans. (Photo: Swiss TPH TB researchers in Bagamayo, Tanzania. Multi-drug resistance makes it necessary for people carrying these bacteria to be isolated and undergo treatment with multiple drugs at a hospital for up to two years © Swiss TPH)

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