A Chinese health official revealed that over 1 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) are reported in the country every year with over 50,000 deaths due to the condition.
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Wang added that tuberculosis kills 1.4 million people each year around the world, reported Xinhua.
Currently, there are 5 million Chinese people who suffer from active tuberculosis, ranking China second among 22 countries that are plagued by the disease.
Source-IANS