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News Briefs Great Britain: Fear Fuels TB SpreadNovember 14, 2002 Dr. Mike Barer, a clinical biologist at the University of Leicester, says some members of the Asian community in Leicester are unwilling to admit they have TB -- contributing to a local TB rate four times higher than the United Kingdom's national average. "People from the Indian subcontinent suffer a great stigma if their family is known to have TB -- because they believe it is inherited," Barer said. Leicester has 50 cases of TB per 100,000, compared to 12.5 cases per 100,000 nationwide. "We need to make it easier for people to come forward and be treated for the disease," Barer said. Back to other CDC news for November 14, 2002 BBC News 11.13.02  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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