Tuberculosis -- United States
During 2018-2019, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported 3 cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) [see footnote] in persons who worked in 2 food processing facilities. The National Tuberculosis Molecular Surveillance Center [see footnote] performed whole genome sequencing of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolate from each patient; phylogenetic analysis revealed the isolates were genetically identical. Prompted by concern for MDR TB transmission associated with these workplaces
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7677868&promed&0
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