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Tuberculosis in the UK

BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r604 (Published 31 March 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r604

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Re: Tuberculosis in the UK

Dear Editor

Thank you for offering an insight into the current spike of TB in the UK. Whilst I agree with the authors that if the UK is serious about the elimination of TB, it must expand testing and treatment of latent infection, however, I am particularly concerned that preventing TB is mentioned nowhere in your article. I wonder if ignoring the importance of vaccination was genuinely missed by the authors, or if it was left behind purposely, albeit without explaining why.

Competing interests: No competing interests

04 April 2025
Ann Mason
Occupational Medicine Physician
Bedfordshire
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