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Source: http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/nov/18/tuberculosis-kills-clark-county-man/
Tuberculosis kills Clark County man
Victim was unaware he had infection, official says
By Marissa Harshman, Columbian health reporter
Published: November 18, 2013, 6:25 PM
...Clark County Public Health officials confirm a man in his 50s died recently from TB...
...Prior to the recent death, Melnick could not recall another TB death in Clark County. Every year, two to 18 people die from TB in Washington.
Last year, the number of TB cases in Washington was lower than it has been in more than 30 years. In 2012, Washington health officials reported 185 cases of TB. That?s down from 200 cases in 2011 and 236 cases in 2010, according to state health data.
In Clark County, health officials are currently monitoring three active cases of TB and one suspected case, Melnick said. Last year, Clark County had seven new cases of TB.
Tuberculosis kills Clark County man
Victim was unaware he had infection, official says
By Marissa Harshman, Columbian health reporter
Published: November 18, 2013, 6:25 PM
...Clark County Public Health officials confirm a man in his 50s died recently from TB...
...Prior to the recent death, Melnick could not recall another TB death in Clark County. Every year, two to 18 people die from TB in Washington.
Last year, the number of TB cases in Washington was lower than it has been in more than 30 years. In 2012, Washington health officials reported 185 cases of TB. That?s down from 200 cases in 2011 and 236 cases in 2010, according to state health data.
In Clark County, health officials are currently monitoring three active cases of TB and one suspected case, Melnick said. Last year, Clark County had seven new cases of TB.