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NYC Jails Breeding TB

Loaded on Sept. 15, 1993 published in Prison Legal News September, 1993, page 2
Filed under: Medical, Tuberculosis. Location: New York.
New York City's jails are a breeding ground for tuberculosis, with inmates 10 times as likely to catch the disease as the general public, according to a city report.

"The New York City jail system may be an important amplification point in the ongoing tuberculosis epidemic," wrote Dr. Eran Y. ...

 

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