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Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in the Rift Valley

Session Lead: Assistant Professor of Microbial Genomics Ketema Tafess Tulu (PhD)

Session Discussion:

Tuberculosis is the second leading cause of death from a single infectious agent and kills almost twice as much as HIV/AIDS. Despite many interventions and new technologies for diagnostics and treatment, TB still remains a major public health challenge.

PowerPoint available here: Drug Resistant TB in the Rift Valley (PDF)

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