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Tuberculosis in Ecuador Leaves More than 600 Dead in Prisons, According to Authorities

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QUITO (AP) — The health crisis in Ecuador's prisons left more than 600 dead from tuberculosis in 2025, according to official figures released Friday.

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Tuberculosis in Ecuador Leaves More than 600 Dead in Prisons, According to Authorities

Associated Press QUITO (AP) — The health crisis in Ecuador’s prisons left more than 600 deaths from tuberculosis in 2025, according to official figures released on Friday. Undersecretary of surveillance of the Ministry of Public Health, Andrés Carrazco, said Friday in a press conference that of the 9,142 cases of tuberculosis recorded in Ecuador last year, 2,649 were presented in prisons and of those 609 ended in the death of patients. “In a pri…

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2,649 Prisoners Infected with Tuberculosis Register the Msp in the Penitentiary System

Andrés Carrasco, Undersecretary of Surveillance, Prevention and Health Control of the MSP, denied that there was an epidemic in Ecuador due to tuberculosis.

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