{"id":83502,"date":"2026-03-24T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=83502"},"modified":"2026-03-24T21:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:19:42","slug":"240-tuberculosis-cases-detected-in-2025-what-is-the-current-situation-in-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/240-tuberculosis-cases-detected-in-2025-what-is-the-current-situation-in-albania\/","title":{"rendered":"240 Tuberculosis Cases Detected in 2025 \u2013 What Is the Current Situation in Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The spread of tuberculosis, an infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs, remains at low levels in Albania and does not follow European trends. 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