SA Health says 13 people have tested positive for the potentially deadly disease in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands since the outbreak started in March.
SA Health says there are currently 11 active infections and one confirmed TB death.abc.net.au/news/apy-lands-tuberculosis-outbreak-testing-south-australia/102828746South Australian health authorities have screened more than 700 people in response to a tuberculosis outbreak in the state's far north, with the spread of the potentially deadly disease described as "extremely concerning".
"People have obviously existing chronic health conditions and limited access to other healthcare services.TB is a potentially fatal disease which isn't commonly seen in Australia, but outbreaks have still detected across some Indigenous communities.It mostly affects a person's lungs and causes fever, fatigue and a cough that can last for weeks.number of people killed by TB had risen for the first time in more than a decadeIn 2020, 1.
"We need to make sure that that happens, so that we can help those people and obviously try to stem this outbreak from spreading any further.
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