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News Briefs Tuberculosis Cases Double in Russia Over Past Ten YearsMarch 26, 2003 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! The World Health Organization's Moscow office reported Monday that TB cases in Russia have doubled over the past 10 years. Russia now registers 88 cases of TB per 100,000 population each year, and 19 cases per 100,000 children. The prison population has been hit much harder: 3,000 TB cases are recorded per 100,000 prisoners annually. Last year, a Russian justice ministry official said nearly one in 10 Russian prisoners had TB. Human rights groups and the Council of Europe have criticized the overcrowded conditions in Russia's jails. Agence France Presse 03.24.03 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  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. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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