title: The tsunami of tuberculosis.
abstract: The annual death toll from tuberculosis in the Indian Ocean region is 2-3 times higher than the toll from the recent tsunami.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bastian
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D000533:Altruism; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004190:Disasters / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D019156:Indian Ocean; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control*