500 immigrant factory workers screened for TB

[Dedworth]

Up to 500 workers at Cambridgeshire vegetable factories whose colleagues were diagnosed with tuberculosis are being screened for the disease.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-26968439

A sign of the time, thanks to the UKIP Councillor for exposing this

[grahamw48]

Every standard that has ever been set in this country is now being either dismantled or undermined by the endless stream of unchecked trash freely entering this country every day of the week.

Very very sad, and a betrayal of so many of those national heroes and pioneers from our illustrious past.

[Dedworth]

Every standard that has ever been set in this country is now being either dismantled or undermined by the endless stream of unchecked trash freely entering this country every day of the week.

Very very sad, and a betrayal of so many of those national heroes and pioneers from our illustrious past.

Labour are the architects of this turning the country into a multicultural dung heap with their cynical ploy of creating millions of future voters.

I expressed similar sentiments to Mrs D when we were watching the scum on that programme about cheating/fixing driving tests.

TB was all but eradicated in the 80's but now London is the TB Capital of Europe

[stevewool]

will things change, we are to far gone i feel,

[Doc Alan]

I couldn’t begin to address the politics concerning immigration, and the multicultural society which now exists in the UK .


However, as many members probably know, there’s an entire thread on TB in the Health Issues section.


Rates of TB DO remain high in the UK compared to most other West European countries ; 2/5 of the total live in London, followed by Birmingham. Most are in people born in countries where TB is more common ( 3/5 of those from South Asia ; 1/5 sub-Saharan Africa ). Of the rest, TB is relatively common in Eastern European countries - hence the claim by the Cambridgeshire county councillor that the outbreak in vegetable packing workers “ has categorically come from east European migrant workers “.


The Philippines was among the first group of countries from which migrants are required to undergo pre-entry TB screening ( since 28 February 2013 ). This should now have been rolled out to all 101 countries of the world which have a high frequency of TB.

The UK collaborates with other countries like Australia, New Zealand and North America in pre-entry screening. It SHOULD also be implemented for European migrants. However, this is for ACTIVE TB. Most active TB ( 80% ) arises in people in whom the TB was originally LATENT ( no symptoms ) - therefore hard to diagnose at this stage, even with skin and blood tests.


About 15% with LATENT TB will develop ACTIVE TB - especially if the conditions they live in are poor ( poverty, malnutrition, overcrowding, poor housing, drug/alcohol abuse, co-existing illness like HIV/AIDS ). Most of the active TB cases in the UK have developed years AFTER migrants have arrived here – because of one or more of these factors affecting their overall state of health.


Pre-entry screening for latent TB is neither routine nor completely reliable. However, a screening programme is needed for those most at risk.


Such screening for latent TB should be attempted at least :- on adults and children who are recent arrivals from countries with high prevalence of TB ; those who have been in contact with patients having active TB ( as in the Cambridgeshire vegetable packing firm ) ; healthcare workers ; and ( hardest of all to reach ) those living in poor conditions who are more vulnerable. ALL active TB and some ( not all ) latent TB need treatment, with the right drug combination.


In the 19th century TB killed up to a quarter of the UK population.
As with other illnesses, early detection and treatment are the key - once more reducing TB to levels seen 25 years ago, if not completely eradicated .