On Jun 21, 8:41 am, Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS
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It's not just the drunk driving. They also use TB to kill the hated gringos.

http://www.charlotte.com/112/story/166608.html

TB scare in S.C. puts immigrants' health in spotlight
FRANCO ORDOÑEZ AND AMES ALEXANDER

The number of workers exposed to tuberculosis at a Greenville, S.C.,
chicken plant has grown to 131, but state health officials cautioned
Tuesday only one is suspected of having an active form of the infectious
disease.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control began testing
employees at the House of Raeford Farms plant late last month after the
agency was told about the infected worker. So far, 286 employees who
have been in contact with the worker have been tested.

The percentage of positive cases is believed to be high because many of
the plant's employees come from other countries where the disease may be
more prevalent, said agency spokesman Thom Berry.

While not considered an immediate threat to Greenville residents, the
number of infected workers reflects a concern about a growing health
threat: immigrants increasingly carrying TB to the U.S.

"It's become more of an imported disease," said Dr. Jason Stout, an
infectious disease specialist at Duke University who serves as one of
North Carolina's tuberculosis consultants.

(snip)

The health department will not ask patients their residency status or
report illegal immigrants who seek treatment to immigration authorities,
spokesman Berry said.

Nationally, the TB rate among Hispanics in the United States -- 9.2 for
every 100,000 people -- was about eight times higher than that for
whites, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

African Americans, at a rate of 10.1 for every 100,000 people, are more
likely to have tuberculosis than Hispanics, as are Asians, at a rate of
25.5.

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Come on folks, you simply must love the biological diversity!

ted