US Could Not Catch Mexican With TB

“For the second time this year, the federal government has failed to stop a man infected with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis from traveling in and out of the United States.

U.S. officials this spring were unable to catch a Mexican man infected with the disease because the doctor treating the man did not know his real name, according to a government official who was briefed on the incident but requested anonymity because the official was not authorized to discuss it publicly.

In May, an Atlanta lawyer with the disease was able to travel internationally despite warnings from health officials.”*

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