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A forgotten disease still casts a shadow over Scotland today



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Tuberculosis is on the increase in Britain, blamed on immigrants, HIV and travel, but Veronique Kootstra doesn't know how she contracted it
I CATCH my reflection in the mirror above the basin. Two black pupils stare back at me. The bags under my eyes hang darkly against my pale skin. It looks like I have been too generous with my eyeliner but I haven't worn make-up for days. There is no ...



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  • Last Updated: 07 July 2008 8:43 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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Charles Linskaill,

Edinburgh 08/07/2008 00:26:35

Veronique Kootstra, Sorry to hear about your plight with TB.

We wish you well for the future.

 

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