[First alarm symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis in Upper-Volta [author's transl)].

In order to comply with the W.H.O. recommendations about detection of the sources of tuberculous infection the authors have studied the respective frequency of the main symptoms noticed by the suspects. The two more significant symptoms are: cough of long duration and lost of weight. They strongly indicate a control of spupum which proved to be in these conditions and in developping countries the more effective and less expensive way of detection.