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As Florida closed its only TB hospital, CDC warned of outbreak in Jacksonville
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| Last Edited | Ashley Jul 09, 2012 02:38pm |
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| News Date | Sunday, July 8, 2012 11:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | As state officials moved to close a South Florida hospital specializing in tuberculosis treatment, federal health officials were finding a serious outbreak of the disease among the homeless in the northeastern part of the state, a newspaper reported Sunday.
An April 5 report sent to Florida health officials by Dr. Robert Luo of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Florida health officials that a tuberculosis outbreak in Jacksonville was linked to 13 deaths and 99 illnesses, according to a report by The Palm Beach Post.
"The high number of deaths in this outbreak emphasizes the need for vigilant active case finding, improved education about TB, and ongoing screening at all sites with outbreak cases," Luo wrote. |
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