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At Least 11 People Diagnosed with Tuberculosis in Arnhem
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Arnhem is experiencing an outbreak of open tuberculosis among the homeless. The first infections were detected in February among people who frequented drug dens in the 't Broek neighborhood. As with every tuberculosis outbreak, the Municipal Health Service (GGD) immediately investigated who the patient had been in contact with. This investigation revealed that several other people also had early-stage tuberculosis, reports Omroep Gelderland. The…
At least 11 people diagnosed with tuberculosis in Arnhem
At least 11 people in Arnhem have contracted tuberculosis. They are mainly homeless people who are involved in the drug trade, the municipality said. “We don’t see a cluster like this very often,” a spokesperson for the local health and security authorities, Veiligheids- en Gezondheidsregio Gelderland-Midden (VGGM), told NU.nl.
At least eleven people in Arnhem have contracted the tuberculosis bacterium. According to the municipality, the bacterium is circulating among "people involved in drug trafficking." A spokesperson did not confirm any deaths, as reported by the regional newspaper De Gelderlander.
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