South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
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Tuberculosis is a major health problem in South Africa. More than 40 000 new cases are notified annually and there is good evidence that this represents only a proportion of all patients with active disease. ⋯ In the 1970s our death rate from this disease probably approximated that which pertained in the UK in the 1940s just before antituberculosis drugs came into general use. Current concepts in tuberculosis and its control are reviewed and the suggestion made that a specialized task force be set up to improve control measures in South Africa.