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Korean TB Strain DiscoveredOctober 10, 2001 The Korea Institute of Tuberculosis (KIT) has discovered a variant of tubercle bacillus that is more likely to infect Koreans. The KIT said the new strain was detected in DNA analyses of 231 TB patients in a 1999 study. Of the 231 patients, 18.4 percent were carrying the variant, which the institute believes may have mutated into a new form to which Koreans are more susceptible. The institute said it hoped the finding would lead to the development of a more potent vaccine for TB, which claims the lives of thousands of Koreans each year. Korea Herald 09.29.01  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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