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Rare tuberculosis cases linked to Mexican cheese
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER ^ | June 5, 2008 | By DOUG IRVING
Posted on June 5, 2008 4:29:58 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Researchers have found a potentially deadly strain of tuberculosis infection spreading through Latino communities in Southern California and suspect the disease is being imported from Mexico in unpasteurized cheese.
Health officials in Orange County, though, say they have not seen any cases of the rare strain of tuberculosis in at least five years. They credit a long-running campaign to educate people about the dangers of eating unlabeled cheese and other dairy products.
Tuberculosis is an infection of the lungs that kills nearly 2 million people worldwide every year. The strain of tuberculosis that researchers found in San Diego County is more often linked to cattle, but can spread to people through raw dairy products.
That particular strain remains rare, even in San Diego County, the researchers concluded. But more than 90 percent of the people who were sickened by it were Latino, mostly from Mexico.
The researchers from the University of California, San Diego, pointed to a kind of cheese known as queso fresco, or fresh cheese, as the likely culprit. The soft, crumbly cheese is especially popular in Latino communities.
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“Zimbabwean Generals Have ‘Taken Robert Mugabe’s Power’”
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 6-5-2008 | David Blair
Posted on June 5, 2008 1:17:34 PM PDT by blam
Hepatitis outbreak reported in Hawkins County Tennessee
State Health Department official Judith Holden says her office has received thousands of calls from people who recently camped in the Cherokee Lake area after eight confirmed cases of the disease were reported in Hawkins County.
Health officials gave more than 1,500 hepatitis A vaccinations last week -- mostly to people Holden described as the "worried well."
Human rabies vaccine in short supply - be careful around animals
The United States is currently experiencing a severe shortage of human rabies vaccine, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Pre-exposure vaccinations of veterinary, animal control, game wardens, laboratory and other high-risk personnel are "on hold" until the vaccine shortage is resolved.