TB traveler's movement raises gaps in disease controls
A globe trotting tuberculosis patient evaded U.S. health officials after being flagged on a no fly list, crossing borders and prompting questions about quarantine laws and border screening. Officials review why the man and his wife were admitted without isolation as Congress and DHS probe procedures.
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Health officials in North America and Europe seek passenger lists for two trans Atlantic flights linked to a man with extensively drug resistant tuberculosis. CDC officials say around 80 passengers near him and 27 crew members are being tested while authorities trace his European movements and advise monitoring. The patient faces a federal quarantine this week at Grady Memorial Hospital after flying despite illness.
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