Public Health Response to Tuberculosis Outbreak among Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 2017–2018

Public Health Response to Tuberculosis Outbreak among Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 2017–2018

Tuberculosis (TB) is a greater risk for populations experiencing homelessness. When a TB exposure occurs in a homeless shelter, evaluation of contacts is both urgent and challenging. In 2017, local public health workers initiated a response to a TB outbreak in homeless shelters in Minneapolis, Minne...

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Main Authors: Kelzee K. Tibbetts, Randy A. Ottoson, Dean T. Tsukayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis
contact tracing
homeless persons
public health response
homeless shelters
Minneapolis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/3/19-0643_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/3/19-0643_article

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