HEALTH care experts on Thursday warned the public to remain vigilant against the constant threat from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), saying that the disease is ready to attack unsuspecting victims anytime.
“We have to be vigilant. While we have made significant strides in tuberculosis (TB) control, latent TB poses a different kind of challenge and some really serious risks for Filipinos,” Dr. Camilo Roa, consultant in Internal Medicine (Pulmonary) of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, said during a press briefing on Thursday at EDSA Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong City.
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