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News Briefs One in 10 Russian Prison Inmates Have Tuberculosis: Justice MinistryDecember 17, 2002 Some 90,000 Russian prisoners, or one out of every 10, have tuberculosis, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday, quoting a justice ministry official. Some 30,000 new TB cases are registered each year, Vladimir Yalunin said, adding that 400,000 inmates, or almost half of all 890,000 Russian prisoners, have health problems. A highly resistant form of TB has appeared in Russian jails in recent years and could trigger a major health disaster, the Russian non-governmental organization Center for a Prison Reform warned in a study earlier this year. With 630 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants, Russia has the second highest rate of imprisonment in the world, after the United States. Back to other CDC news for December 17, 2002 Agence France Presse 12.17.02  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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