Rumbek Hospital Administration says 115 tuberculosis patients are under treatment now.
115 people have been tested TB positive, discloses Daniel Lueth Malual, a TB and leprosy researcher in Rumbek Hospital.
He says the figure shows rise in tuberculosis cases as compared to previous years, Good News Radio reports.
Lueth attributes the rise in TB cases to the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the country.
Lueth cautions public about the communicable disease.
TB is a killer disease if not treated early enough, it kills he explains.
TB is curable, Lueth adds.
Lueth advises public to rush any suspected case of TB for medication.