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County health department to mark World TB Day

WOODSTOCK – The World Health Organization has designated March 24 as World TB Day, which raises awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease.

One-third of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis.

The Stop TB Partnership, a network of organizations and countries fighting TB, organizes the day to highlight the scope of the disease and how to prevent and cure it.

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