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The government plans to run clinical trials of several vaccines to curb the surging number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) this year, amid concerns the disease might affect economic growth, ministers said on Monday.
A faster and vastly more effective treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis is being rolled out in the Asia-Pacific region, raising hopes of a "new era" in tackling one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases.
While hailing more detected cases as an important milestone towards Indonesia's tuberculosis eradication vision, experts warn the government against complacency as health authorities still need more work to do in finding and treating more patients off the infectious respiratory disease.
