Tuberculosis

Second TB-related death this year suspected in Indiana county

Published in Tuberculosis Week, September 6th, 2004

Two more Allen County residents have been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB)- bringing the total to 17 this year - and officials suspect a second person may have died of the disease.

"The outbreak is continuing to evolve," Dr. Deborah McMahan, the county health commissioner, told the Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health board. "It's been a busy last month."

The agency is awaiting test results in the TB-suspected deaths, one in the spring and one this month, to confirm a cause of death, but McMahan told the board they were likely from tuberculosis.

Allen County, Indiana's third most-populous county with about 330,000 people,...

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Source: Tuberculosis Week (2004-09-06)

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