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  • Delaware: TB cases at a Wilmington prison

    Source: http://www.wdde.org/60228-state-seek...utbreak-prison

    State seeks outside help to address TB outbreak in prison

    By Sean Carlson
    April 9, 2014

    The state?s Division of Public Health is inviting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to consult on how to prevent the spread of a tuberculosis outbreak at a Wilmington prison.

    Two former inmates of the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution were diagnosed with active TB last month.

    Director of the state?s Department of Public Health Dr. Carol Rattay says the risk of those outside the facility contracting TB is low...
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