Thousands May Have Been Exposed To Deadly TB Epidemic Downtown

Reblogged from CBS Los Angeles:

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The feds are descending on downtown Los Angeles to combat a dangerous outbreak of a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis.

KCAL9's Jeff Nguyen went downtown in search of people who may have been exposed.

John Williams started living at the Weingart shelter on LA's Skid Row two weeks ago. Before he could be admitted, he had to undergo a screening for tuberculosis.

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