Leading State Democrat Calls for Investigation of TB Outbreak July 13, 2012 | WMFE - Florida State Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich says the Legislature needs to investigate an outbreak of tuberculosis in Jacksonville. The bacterial disease sprang up two years ago in a jail, a homeless shelter, and a mental health clinic in Northeast Florida.
“We’re learning now that there are something like 3000 people who have been exposed.” Rich said. “Only about 250 actually have been screened. So what happened to all the others?” The Florida Department of Health says media reports exaggerated the danger of the outbreak and that the agency notified the proper officials. Rich, a Democrat from Weston, is running for governor.
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