Unique Los Angeles TB Strain Spurs Search For Those Exposed

Feds Try To Curb Outbreak Of TB On Skid Row by Anna Gorman and Andrew Blankstein.  The Los Angeles Times.  February 22, 2013.

While the outbreak has largely been concentrated in the skid row of downtown Los Angeles, public health officials are concerned it may spread.  Nationally TB is spreading in the homeless even as it is declining in the broader population.  Fortunately, the Los Angeles TB strain can be treated by all anti-TB medication.