B.C. Canada: 2001 Tuberculosis cases

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New case of tuberculosis diagnosed in Alberni
By Wawmeesh G. Hamilton - Alberni Valley News
Published: July 04, 2011 1:00 PM
Updated: July 04, 2011 1:59 PM

The first case of active tuberculosis in a year has been diagnosed in Port Alberni.

Identified as an adult, the individual was diagnosed positive for TB requiring treatment sometime in the last two weeks, Vancouver Island Health Authority public health nurse Debbie McBride said...

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Re: B.C. Canada: 2001 Tuberculosis cases

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TB strikes Victoria street people
By Rudy Haugeneder - Victoria News
Published: October 28, 2011 3:00 PM
Updated: October 28, 2011 3:29 PM

Two Victoria street people have come down with active Tuberculosis and one has been isolated and is being cared for in hospital, the Vancouver Island Health Authority said Friday.

Because TB can be contagious among those who don't have proper housing or diets, the city's street population has been warned they are at risk if they have had close contact with the two victims whose names have not been released to the news media...