Los Angeles Health Advisory: Tuberculosis outbreak endangers thousands

As covered by latimesblogs.latimes.com, “Health workers have identified about 4,650 people who were probably exposed to a persistent outbreak of tuberculosis on downtown Los Angeles’ skid row and are trying to track them down for testing and treatment.The Centers for Disease Control has dispatched scientists to Los Angeles to help local health officials determine why the disease is spreading and how to stop it.” Read Article