The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska said ICE told detainees they were exposed to TB while being held in Anchorage. The state called those claims “categorically false and dangerously misleading.”
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State proposes an official end to TB screening in schools
The state considered axing the program as early as 2016, during the Walker administration.
LISTEN: As Alaska’s COVID-19 count spikes, contact tracers bear the strain
Health officials have described contact tracing as critical to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. But, as the number of infections soars in Alaska, contact tracers, including Knudsen, are feeling the strain.
For Yukon-Kuskokwim elders, pandemic brings back memories of TB
Tuberculosis hit rural Alaska hard during the first half of the 20th century, and generations of Alaska Natives were separated from their culture while they were in hospitals recovering; some never returned.
‘Ragin’ Contagion’ exercise tests Nome’s ability to respond to epidemics
In the event of widespread disease, it could take several days before help arrives in a remote Alaska community like Nome.
State TB rate dips but remains among the highest
The state Department of Health said 57 cases of tuberculosis were reported in Alaska in 2016. That’s a moderate decrease from the prior year, but Alaska continues to have among the highest rates of tuberculosis in the U.S., more than double the national average.