Prevalence of tuberculosis in Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam and the Philippines.
Tuberculosis remains a major health problem in South-East Asia and ranks high in the list of causes of morbidity and mortality. There are still many smear-positive cases, about half a million in Indonesia and almost 400,000 in the Philippines, and these are a reservoir of infection. Cooperation between countries in this region is required for the control of tuberculosis.
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Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta.
D000328:Adult; D002010:Brunei / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D010679:Philippines / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology