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TB outreach tests reach Perry County amid Alabama outbreak
In Marion Alabama a rural TB push with cash incentives tested more than 1000 residents of Perry County, uncovering 20 active cases and 47 latent infections. Officials say the outbreak is larger than typical regional levels while funding extends through January 2016 and community education grows. Local health workers report initial distrust and even hostility but see the program as lifesaving. Public Health officials emphasize confidentiality and the need to trace contacts to curb spread. The effort highlights disparities in health care access shaping TB risk among minorities and the poor.
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Marion
Coretta Scott King
Alabama
Pam Barrett
Alabama Department of Public Health Division
Tuberculosis Control
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
U.S
Eric P. Goosby
Perry County
Tom Miller
Barrett
Mary Moore
Rosie Kynard
Kynard
Maggie Tubbs
Health Department