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Comment
. 2022 Jun;10(6):529-531.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00123-0. Epub 2022 Mar 23.

Ending the tuberculosis syndemic: is COVID-19 the (in)convenient scapegoat for poor progress?

Molebogeng X Rangaka  1 , Yohhei Hamada  2 , Ibrahim Abubakar  3
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Ending the tuberculosis syndemic: is COVID-19 the (in)convenient scapegoat for poor progress?

Molebogeng X Rangaka et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2022 Jun.
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Conflict of interest statement

MXR is the recipient of a Wellcome Trust Investigator Award on tuberculosis and diabetes. IA is the recipient of an EU funded award to End-VOC (End SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern). The authors declare no other competing interests.

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