Juta MedicalBrief·3 min read·medium
Two TB researchers on getting the disease themselves
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A senior medical technologist at the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative contracted tuberculosis despite working in a research environment with strict safety protocols. Her case highlights the occupational risks faced by researchers who handle TB samples daily.
Being a researcher who studies TB in the lab is one thing, having the bug in your lungs is quite another. Spotlight ’s Elri Voigt spokes to two of a relatively small number of people who have experienced both.
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