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The Health Department of Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) will be conducting a door-to-door survey for suspected tuberculosis patients to prevent the spread of tuberculosis across Ulhasnagar, said an official..
Public Relation Officer (PRO) Chhaya Dangle, UMC said, To prevent the spread of tuberculosis in Ulhasnagar, the public health department of the UMC has formed multiple teams to go door to door to trace suspected TB patients . The survey will be conducted from November 20 to December 6..
We will try to trace people with suspected symptoms from a population of 1,72,000 within these areas. 85 teams will be working on this survey, said Dr Ratnamala Nandgaya, UMC health official..
She further added that Sputum tests and X-ray tests will be conducted for suspected patients in the Central hospital and primary health care center of UMC. ..
