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Tuberculosis outbreak associated with a homeless shelter - Kane County, Illinois, 2007-2011.
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report - 23 Mar 2012
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Despite the overall decline in tuberculosis (TB) incidence in the United States to a record low, outbreaks of TB among homeless persons continue to challenge TB control efforts. In January 2010, public health officials recognized an outbreak of TB after three overnight guests at a homeless shelter in Illinois received diagnoses of TB disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates with matching genotype...
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