South Africa: 'The Only Good TB Bacillus Is a Dead One', Says UCT's Prof Valerie Mizrahi

[spotlight] World-leading tuberculosis researcher Professor Valerie Mizrahi was 35 when her mother Etty started losing weight and coughing furiously. After healthcare professionals in Johannesburg failed to accurately diagnose her, it was a doctor in Plettenberg Bay who told Etty: "The good news is you don't have lung cancer, the bad news is that you have tuberculosis (TB)."
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news