WHO says Asia should act against tuberculosis
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080721/ap_on_he_me/asia_tuberculosis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080721/capt.cps.nay66.210708083937.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=10B0.gzpkPcCtJVptsy_Ew--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A tuberculosis hospital in Kolkata. The failure of Asian nations to fight the spread of highly lethal, drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis poses a threat to global public health security, the World Health Organisation warned(AFP/File/Deshakalyan Chowdhury)" border="0" /></a>AP - The World Health Organization urged Asian countries on Monday to take action against the growing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis, warning that even more virulent forms of the disease could spread if they fail to do so.</p><br clear="all"/>

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