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Default Hispanic Chicken plant workers test postitive for TB but HIV privacy laws protect themIn two batteries of skin tests last month, given to 765 fresh processing employees at the Decatur, Ala., plant owned by Wayne Farms LLC by the State Department

On Nov 8, 10:28 pm, gringogirl > wrote:
> Chicken-plant workers test 'positive' for TB
> 212 out of 765 processing employees infected - company says HIV-
> privacy laws nix screening
>
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> Alabama health officials have identified 212 workers who have tested
> positive for tuberculosis at a single poultry plant owned by one of
> the largest processors in the U.S.
> In two batteries of skin tests last month, given to 765 fresh
> processing employees at the Decatur, Ala., plant owned by Wayne Farms
> LLC by the State Department of Public Health's Tuberculosis Control
> Division, 28 percent were found to be infected, including one with
> active tuberculosis disease, which is contagious. Doctors have yet to
> evaluate X-rays for 165 current workers who tested positive to
> determine if any more are contagious.
> The testing was prompted by an earlier active TB case - a former Wayne
> Farms worker.
> Both employees with active TB are Hispanics born in countries where
> the disease is prevalent, health officials said. Click Here For Full
> Story
> Months ago I had some guest on my show and we both warned America this
> was going to happen now it has.
> Our President can now take the blame as he has put the security and
> safety of Americans 2nd and the interest of foreign national first.
> His continued policy of taking the position of aiding and abetting
> those who are invading our country is tantamount to treason.
>
> When 2 border guards(Ramos and Compeon) are still in jail for trying
> to protect our nation from those who wish to destroy our nation ,is an
> outrage,when our President looks the other way as members of the
> Mexican Military continue to fire shots at those protecting our
> borders and provide cover for them we have a problem.When we have
> American being treated as 2nd class citizens and Foreign national
> treated like kings by many not all local and state Governments. We
> have a problem.
>
> Bush has betrayed us
>
> We can not permit foreign powers the unchallenged invasion of our
> nation.