Emily
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https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/20/texas-tuberculosis-covid/
As COVID-19 grabbed the world’s attention, Texas’ efforts to control tuberculosis slipped
Responding to COVID-19 has taken so much attention and energy that some public health workers believe it pushed tuberculosis off people’s radar.
by Colleen DeGuzman, Kaiser Health News
Narciso Lopez has spent more than two decades working to control the spread of tuberculosis in South Texas. He used to think that when patient traffic into the clinics where he worked was slow, that meant the surrounding community was healthy. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, that changed...
As COVID-19 grabbed the world’s attention, Texas’ efforts to control tuberculosis slipped
Responding to COVID-19 has taken so much attention and energy that some public health workers believe it pushed tuberculosis off people’s radar.
by Colleen DeGuzman, Kaiser Health News
Narciso Lopez has spent more than two decades working to control the spread of tuberculosis in South Texas. He used to think that when patient traffic into the clinics where he worked was slow, that meant the surrounding community was healthy. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, that changed...