More than one-third of refugees in Vermont test positive for tuberculosis

[Mr Mannn]

http://watchdog.org/266740/vermont-refugees-test-positive-for-tuberculosis/

More than one-third of refugees in Vermont test positive for tuberculosis


Data from the Vermont Department of Health show that more than one-third of refugees resettled in Vermont test positive for tuberculosis.

Since 2013, about 900 refugees admitted to the Green Mountain State have been tested for tuberculosis, a potentially fatal infectious disease affecting the lungs. Of that number, 318 refugees, or 35.4 percent, tested positive.

Watchdog.org obtained the health data on Wednesday following reporting by Stateline that the disease may be making a comeback in the United States.

Thanks, Obama.

[SVPete]

I'm not trying to stir up @#$%, but how does that compare to a similar 2-year period from, e.g., 2003-2006 or 1993-1996? IOW, is that 1/3-3/8 rate of infection typical, higher than typical, or even lower than typical?

That said, the problem is real, and with the Feds in charge of where at least some refugees get dum ... errrrr ... located, states and communities are getting blind-sided with public health issues for which they are at best only partly (i.e. hypothetically) prepared. And the Feds aren't going to inform the states and communities of those prospective concerns, since that would stir up questions and opposition - more than there already is - to what the Feds are doing.