Dairy Products Linked To TB In Local Hispanics - San Diego

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Posted on: May 6th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Health ] [ Eye Openers ] [ California ] [ San Diego ]

“A new study is revealing a high rate of a certain strain of TB among San Diego’s Hispanic population.

The TB strain, known as M.bovis, is spread to humans after eating raw dairy products from infected cattle.

A study by the county and UCSD’s School of Medicine shows more than 90 percent of these TB cases occurred in local Hispanics. “*

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