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  • 1,565 Refugees Diagnosed with Active TB Since 2012, Three Times More Than Previously Reported (3X)

    01/02/2017 8:00:45 AM PST · by Tilted Irish Kilt · 14 replies
    brietbart ^ | 1/2/17 | Michael Patrick Leahy
    Between 2012 and 2015, 1,565 refugees were diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) in the United States, according to annual reports published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The CDC data, which has been public but obscure until now, shows that the number of refugees diagnosed with active TB in recent years is more than three times greater than previously reported by any media outlet.( Emphasis Mine ) The number of refugees diagnosed with TB in the United States has increased every year since 2012, the first year the CDC began publishing data on foreign-born cases of the disease by...