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Board hears warnings about tuberculosis resurgence, funding cuts

3005678 · April 15, 2025
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Summary

A meeting attendee with public-health expertise warned the Board of Health about a resurgence in tuberculosis and declining research and prevention funding, urging local attention to TB prevention and care.

At the start of the meeting, a public-health physician raised concerns about a national and international resurgence of tuberculosis and about cuts to funding for TB prevention and care.

The physician, identified in the meeting as Dr. Leibbrandt, said funding reductions and global events contributed to recent increases in…

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