Tuberculosis breaks out at Chicago migrant shelters following measles cases
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Health officials in the Chicago have announced that a "small number" of tuberculosis cases have been reported at "a few different" migrant shelters, following dozens of measles cases there.
The agency says its medical teams are ramping up contact tracing to address the health issue. Tuberculosis is an infectious bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs. Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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The confirmed tuberculosis cases come as more than 55 measles cases have now been confirmed in Chicago, with the majority of those cases being reported in the Pilsen migrant shelter on Halsted Street.
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