Tuberculosis among residents of shelters for the homeless--Ohio, 1990.
During 1990, 17 cases of clinically active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) occurred among residents of homeless shelters in three Ohio cities (Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo). This report summarizes the results of investigations of these cases by the Ohio Department of Health.
D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011638:Public Housing; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014505:Urban Population