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State seeks outside help to address TB outbreak in prison
By Sean Carlson
April 9, 2014
The state?s Division of Public Health is inviting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to consult on how to prevent the spread of a tuberculosis outbreak at a Wilmington prison.
Two former inmates of the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution were diagnosed with active TB last month.
Director of the state?s Department of Public Health Dr. Carol Rattay says the risk of those outside the facility contracting TB is low...
State seeks outside help to address TB outbreak in prison
By Sean Carlson
April 9, 2014
The state?s Division of Public Health is inviting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to consult on how to prevent the spread of a tuberculosis outbreak at a Wilmington prison.
Two former inmates of the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution were diagnosed with active TB last month.
Director of the state?s Department of Public Health Dr. Carol Rattay says the risk of those outside the facility contracting TB is low...