TB fears after illegal migrant in Essex asylum hotel diagnosed with deadly disease
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An asylum seeker has been placed in isolation after being diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB).The migrant is living in an asylum hotel in Essex and has been quarantined as a precautionary measure.All small boat migrants first undergo initial health screenings in Dover and Kent.But after contracting the deadly bug, the local NHS has provided healthcare to the unnamed hotel, the Home Office confirmed to The Sun.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say TB rates increased by 13.6 per cent in 2024 - the latest year on record - compared to the year before.There were 5,490 notifications of the disease in 2024, compared to 4,831 in 2023.The vast majority of cases - 82 per cent - found in people born outside Britain.A former RAF site which housed migrants fell victim to several cases of the disease in 2023.The Home Office did not confirm how many asylum seekers caught TB at the notorious MDP Wethersfield, near Braintree, at the time.Also in 2023, an asylum seeker receiving "active treatment" for the...
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