HEALTHGUARDIAN US
Tuberculosis outbreak at Colorado ICE jail sickens at least 12 detainees
At least 12 detainees at a federal immigration jail in Aurora, Colorado, have contracted tuberculosis, with others placed in quarantine. Detainees report being isolated without air conditioning during the outbreak.
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