Doug Henwood wrote:
> [from Johnson's Russia List]
>
> Incidence of Tuberculosis Rapidly Increasing in Russia
>
> Moscow, 15th April, ITAR-TASS correspondent Anna
> Varshavskaya: In the current year the incidence of tuberculosis in Russia
> has increased by 8 per cent. The Russian first deputy minister of health,
> Gennadiy Onishchenko, reported this at a news conference today. He said
> that approximately 2.5m people in Russia are suffering from various forms
> of tuberculosis. Moreover, 108,000 were diagnosed last year.
>
> The Siberian regions account for the bulk of tuberculosis sufferers. The
> numbers of cases there are double the average for Russia. This figure is
> explained by the fact that tuberculosis is an illness connected with
> social status and poverty.
>
> Gennadiy Onishchenko said that the risk of contracting tuberculosis in prison
> is 50 times higher. In the prisons 4,300 out of every 100,000 are
> tuberculosis sufferers, he said.
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