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AIDS Threatens India's Progress on Tuberculosis

India's successful campaign to battle its raging tuberculosis epidemic shows that the disease can be controlled, even in poor countries. But a deepening AIDS epidemic threatens to undo India's progress on TB. NPR's Brenda Wilson reports.

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Brenda Wilson
Brenda Wilson is an award-winning correspondent and editor for NPR on national and international public health. She has developed a consistent body of work, examining the link between human behavior, social conditions, health and disease.
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