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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Norwegian Prime Minister Visits Russian TB Research Institute
June 18, 2001 Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg visited a TB research center in the northern part of St. Petersburg, Russia, on Monday. Stoltenberg toured the Tuberculosis Research Institute and Clinic to underscore Norway's concern over the threat that TB and other infectious diseases can cross the 196-kilometer (122 mile) border that Norway shares with Russia.
Excerpted from:Norway heads the Baltic Sea State Cooperation Council program on communicable diseases and is aiding Russia with a TB epidemic that has infected some 2 million people. One in 10 of the country's 1 million prisoners are infected with TB. The disease has hit legions of the homeless and refugees. Russia's crumbling public health system has been helpless in responding to the crisis.
Back to other CDC news for June 18, 2001 Associated Press 06.18.01; Dima Lovetsky 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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