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The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Tuberculosis

WHO: Tuberculosis fact sheet

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease which spreads through the air. The largest number of cases occurs in the South-East Asia Region, which accounts for 33% of incident cases globally.

Left untreated, each person with active TB disease will infect on average between 10 and 15 people every year. But people infected with TB bacilli will not necessarily become sick with the disease.

Resource link:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/ factsheets/fs104/en/
Source: World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/)
Added to ADG on: 30 June 2004 , contributed by: ADG team
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