Expert issues a stark TB warning

DUBLIN could be on the brink of a TB epidemic, a medical expert has warned.

Expert issues a stark TB warning

A tuberculosis specialist, Dr Margaret Hannan, has found that recent clusters of infection, which were traced back to Dublin pubs, could be a sign of an epidemic outbreak.

Dr Hannan says that of 300 cases studied recently the majority were Irish males from north Dublin, many of whom drank in local pubs.

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