Largest TB Outbreak in Decade Among Homeless in Los Angeles
Despite the overall declining number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) across the country it is on the rise among the homeless. Just last month, the Centers for Disease Control sent a group of scientists to Los Angeles to assist local officials with what they are calling the largest TB outbreak in over a decade. Health officials state that 11 people have died from this particular strain of TB since 2007. Most of the cases of TB were found…
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