Study: Mining is a major driver of sub-Saharan Africa's TB epidemic

A study published in the American Journal of Public Health finds links between mining and the spread of tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa. The study analysed data from 44 sub-Saharan African countries and found that the greater the mining production, the higher the country's incidence of TB. The research concluded that as many as one-third of new TB cases - 750,000 cases annually - may be attributable to mining...

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