Africa - Voice of America: Children Bear Brunt of South Africa’s Tuberculosis Epidemic

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Children Bear Brunt of South Africa's Tuberculosis Epidemic Jun 19th 2012, 19:23 Amid the noise of crying and moaning children, a little boy lies in a cot, curled up and silent, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.   His doctor, Mariaan Willemse, said he's got a very severe form of tuberculosis meningitis – an extremely dangerous strain of brain TB that's killing many youngsters in South Africa. ​​Willemse heads the children's section of Cape Town's Brooklyn Chest Hospital. International health experts regard it as one of the world's leading TB treatment ... Media files: 37BF5A18-E714-4EEE-976F-29EB31D0A845_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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