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Frustratedlady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 02:58 PM
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First Quarantine Issued for Rare and Dangerous TB Since 1963
Breaking News from ABCNEWS.com:

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS ISSUED A QUARANTINE ORDER, THE FIRST SINCE 1963, FOR A MAN WITH A RARE AND DANGEROUS FORM OF TUBERCULOSIS. DEVELOPING...

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=3222797
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 03:08 PM
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1. How many people in Atlanta did he spread this to BEFORE flying
to Paris on the 12th??????? And how many in Europe and Canada got exposed to him???
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sabbat hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 03:17 PM
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2. i am sure
that is all being investigated. dont know if we will hear about it in the news though
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Mojorabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 04:10 PM
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3. I am also following
a mild type of bird flu outbreak in Wales. Not the dreaded h5n1 but h7n2. I think they are up to 221 contacts on tamiflu now including a few health care workers. Shows how easily a nasty bug can be spread. Must be a nightmare to backtrack and find all the contacts.
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