Problems of tuberculosis in decline.

Problems of tuberculosis in declineProvided that the present momentum is maintained, tuber- culosis should be virtually eradicated from most of the developed countries within 50 years.Nevertheless, apathy on the part of doctors or administrators might appreciably delay this; moreover, some recent publications have shown some of the problems which will occur during the decline of the disease.The death rate from tuberculosis has fallen from about 25 to about one per 100 000 in the past 30 years.This welcome