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Four refugees sent to Indiana by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement in 2015 were diagnosed with active tuberculosis once they arrived in the Hoosier State, according to the Indiana Department of Health. Active tuberculosis (TB) is infectious, while so-called “latent TB” is not infectious. But 10 percent of those infected with latent TB develop active infectious TB. In 2015, almost 400 migrants with latent TB settled in Indiana, according to state records. The state’s TB rate had declined for the 54 years up to 2010, but is now increasing as more migrants settle in the state. “Tuberculosis is one...

The clearest evidence yet that Crohn's disease is caused by a type of bacteria blamed for a similar animal disorder has been published by US researchers. Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) was found for the first time in the blood of people with the disorder. Half of the 28 people with Crohn's tested positive for Map. Dr Saleh Naser, from the University of Central Florida, who led the research, said a large-scale study was needed. Crohn's disease affects 100,000 Britons and can cause a variety of symptoms from a lack of appetite to chronic diarrhoea and abdominal pain. The cause...