washingtontimes.com
The immigration boom from Latin America and Asia that has significantly increased the population in Fairfax and Loudoun counties is also raising concerns about new tuberculosis cases in the region.
In Loudoun County, health department Director David Goodfriend said 86 percent of the 15 tuberculosis cases this year originated in foreign countries.
"Most are from Central and South America because most of the population we get is from there," Dr. Goodfriend said.
Posted by katie at August 26, 2005