Los Angeles TB Cases Jumped 7% in 2013
On Tuesday, health officials said rates of tuberculosis in Los Angeles County increased 7% from 2012 to 2013, reaching 664 reported cases last year. Jonathan Fielding, the county's public health director, said the increase could have been caused in part by "intensified outreach" among the homeless population.
- "Number of Tuberculosis Cases in L.A. County Rose Slightly Last Year" (Sewell, "L.A. Now," Los Angeles Times, 7/22).