MIAMI – An inmate at the Federal Detention Center in Miami has tested positive for tuberculosis, officials confirmed Friday.
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A spokesperson with the Federal Bureau of Prisons said the agency is working with the local health department to take precautions aimed at preventing further exposure among staff, inmates and the surrounding community.
Officials also said they’re following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines after the latest reported case.
The latest case comes just days after officials reported another tuberculosis case at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale.
In a letter sent to parents on Tuesday, Dillard High School Principal Cassandra Robinson said the individual with tuberculosis had recently been on campus.
A spokesperson for the school district confirmed that the Florida Department of Health in Broward County would be on campus to provide testing to those with parental consent.
Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years.
More than 10,300 cases were reported last year, an 8% increase from 2023 and the highest since 2011, according to preliminary data posted this month by the CDC.
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Bureau of Prisons confirms Federal Detention Center (FDC) Miami reported an active case of tuberculosis (TB) last week—adding it’s working with local health department, taking “measures to protect staff, inmates, and the community from the possibility of being exposed to TB.” 1/ pic.twitter.com/MUP42MIbSl
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