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News Briefs TB Testing Attracts Hundreds in Alabama Town Where Infected Shrimper LivedSeptember 19, 2002 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! More than 200 people showed up for free tuberculosis testing Wednesday in Bayou La Batre, Ala., the homeport of a Vietnamese shrimper who was diagnosed with a highly contagious form of the disease. Mobile County Health Department officials had expected about half that many to turn out to be tested. Before Wednesday's testing, the health department had tested 139 people who may have come into contact with the infected man. Joseph Jablecki, the Health Department's director of TB control, said his group worked with law enforcement to track down the fisherman and people with whom he recently had been in close quarters. About 50 of those tests have come back positive, Jablecki said. Back to other CDC news for September 19, 2002 Associated Press 09.19.02 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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