Nauru toddler suffered tuberculosis for months before test

By Harriet Alexander
Updated August 6 2015 - 10:08am, first published July 26 2015 - 12:15am
A refugee wanders through the tents at the Nauru detention centre. Photo: Angela Wylie
A refugee wanders through the tents at the Nauru detention centre. Photo: Angela Wylie

An Iranian toddler detained on Nauru had visible signs of tuberculosis for three months before medical tests were ordered and was then forced to wait three weeks for medication to arrive after he tested positive to the deadly bacterial infection.

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