400 test positive for TB in Dutch town

More than 400 people have tested positive for tuberculosis in the Dutch town of Zeist.

More than 400 people have tested positive for tuberculosis in the Dutch town of Zeist.

The town began a large-scale testing programme earlier this month after a supermarket cashier was found to carry the bacteria, which can cause hard-to-treat and sometimes fatal lung infections.

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