North Korea is facing a surge of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, or MDRTB, an aid group has warned. At least 5,000 cases of TB that can't be treated with conventional antibiotics are reported in North Korea each year, according to Stephen Linton, chairman of the South Korea-based Eugene Bell Foundation. The true number could be far higher,
North Korea Sees Surge Of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
At least 5,000 cases of TB that can’t be treated with conventional antibiotics are reported in North Korea each year.