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More Than 1/3 Of Refugees Have TB In Vermont

Mike

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Data from the Vermont Department of Health show that more than one-third of refugees resettled in Vermont test positive for tuberculosis.

Since 2013, about 900 refugees admitted to the Green Mountain State have been tested for tuberculosis, a potentially fatal infectious disease affecting the lungs. Of that number, 318 refugees, or 35.4 percent, tested positive.

Watchdog.org obtained the health data on Wednesday following reporting by Stateline that the disease may be making a comeback in the United States.

Refugees brought to the United States undergo TB tests as part of comprehensive health screenings. State health departments track the data to monitor cases and protect against public health crises.

According to IGRA (Interferon-Gamma Release Assays) blood test results from 2013 to the present, the highest percentage of incoming refugees to Vermont infected with TB occurred in 2013. That year, 108 refugees out of 248 tested, or 43.6 percent, showed positive for TB.
 

loomixguy

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Throwing the BS flag here.

The only way to test 100% for TB is the sputum test, which takes several weeks to do.

Many immigrants who are tested for TB by means other than the sputum test, such as a scratch test, especially if they come from Asian countries, will throw a false positive test result for TB.

My wife, and many other healthy Filipinos, will throw a false positive for TB every time, if the sputum test isn't used.

Fearmongering at it's finest.
 

Brad S

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Wouldn't it make sense to decipher the difference between false positives and infectious positives before allowing immigration?
 

Mike

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Small town here in Alabama, Health Dept. was paying people $20 each to be tested for TB. But found out later that most names given before the test were false (aka's) and couldn't track the positives. You guess the denomination..................
 

loomixguy

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Brad S said:
Wouldn't it make sense to decipher the difference between false positives and infectious positives before allowing immigration?

You would think, but our government's policies showcase efficiency at it's finest.

I know probably 30 Filipinos who gave a false positive for TB, and then went ahead and did the sputum test. NOT A ONE OF THEM ACTUALLY HAD TB.
 

Steve

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My wife had to be tested "prior" to coming over, and would not have been able to come over with a positive,.. false or not
She also had to hand carry her chest xray.. so why are we letting in several hundred who could potentially have the disease?

we now have the zika virus locally.. who brought that here?.. seems like diseases we were once immune to now get here incredibly fast.. costing our health system billions each year fro additional measures to combat them..
 

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