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Latest figures show that Leicester has the highest detected rate of TB in England for the second year in a row.

Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that mainly affects the lungs - and cases of active infection have been increasing nationally.

Public health experts say there are numerous factors behind the rise last year including increased migration and extra testing.

Health Correspondent Rob Sissons explains why the figures are so high in our area, and Rob Howard, the Director of Public Health in Leicester, spoke to 91福利社 Leicester's Ben Jackson.

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