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Nature Medicine 13, 309-312 (1 March 2007) | doi:10.1038/nm0307-309;

Tuberculosis, a neglected opportunity?

Claire Harper

Historically, tuberculosis (TB) has fallen firmly in the group of 'neglected diseases'—diseases in which pharmaceutical companies have been reluctant to invest due to a perception of low commercial potential. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 1.7 million deaths resulted in 2004 from TB, and the global prevalence of TB was 14.

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