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North Korea Sanctions Stymie Work Against TB Epidemic

Dr. O Yong Il swings open a glass door with an orange biohazard sign and gestures to the machine he hoped would revolutionize his life’s work. As chief of North Korea’s tuberculosis laboratory, Dr. O saw it as a godsend. Tuberculosis is North Korea’s biggest public health problem. With the American-made GeneXpert, his lab would be able to complete a TB test in two hours instead of two months. It took years, but Dr. O got the machines, only to discover GeneXpert needs cartridges he...

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