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Alarming Rise of Tuberculosis Battled Door-to-Door in Santa Barbara County
Recent statistics indicate local infection rates rival much larger counties, challenging public-health officials
Santa Barbara County is a hot spot in California for tuberculosis rates, rivaling larger counties such as Los Angeles and San Diego. (California Department of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control Branch map)
By Melinda Burns, Noozhawk Contributing Writer | @NoozhawkNews | Published on 03.08.2015 10:20 p.m.
Every four hours in California, someone is diagnosed with tuberculosis, and every other day, someone dies of it, state records show. In Santa Maria alone, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has reported two outbreaks of the highly contagious lung disease during the past two years, affecting six adults and three children...
Alarming Rise of Tuberculosis Battled Door-to-Door in Santa Barbara County
Recent statistics indicate local infection rates rival much larger counties, challenging public-health officials
Santa Barbara County is a hot spot in California for tuberculosis rates, rivaling larger counties such as Los Angeles and San Diego. (California Department of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control Branch map)
By Melinda Burns, Noozhawk Contributing Writer | @NoozhawkNews | Published on 03.08.2015 10:20 p.m.
Every four hours in California, someone is diagnosed with tuberculosis, and every other day, someone dies of it, state records show. In Santa Maria alone, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has reported two outbreaks of the highly contagious lung disease during the past two years, affecting six adults and three children...