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Man refuses quarantine and infects 56 people with tuberculosis -- many members of his own family

2 million people world wide die from tuberculosis. A 19 year old man twice refused to maintain quarantine restrictions and as a result infected 56 people. The man was jailed.

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About: Man refuses quarantine and infects 56 people with tuberculosis -- many members of his own family

Date: 25 April 2004

Source: CBS News

URL: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/28/national/main565442.shtml

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