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January 18, 2017 - Spread of highly drug-resistant tuberculosis sparks concerns - STAT News
January 18, 2017 - Tom Frieden, Head Of Atlanta-based CDC, To Resign - WABE
January 5, 2017 - Medical detectives raced to save a man from a rare, ‘universally lethal’ disease - Washington Post
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