Biden administration mum about the infectious diseases tracked back into the US by illegal aliens
Joseph MacKinnon 12/28/23
Polio, tuberculosis, leprosy, malaria, and other diseases once eradicated or controlled are making a comeback.
Leprosy and polio
"The recent polio and
leprosy cases are almost certainly imports to the US," Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a physician and scientist at Stanford University,
told RealClearInvestigations.
Chicken pox, tuberculosis, and syphilis
NYC Health Commissioner Vasan indicated in his April letter that extra to a glaring polio vulnerability among illegal aliens and a breakout of chicken pox — a problem similarly observed
this month in migrant shelters by the Chicago Department of Public Health — there was also cause for concern because many mirants "lived in or traveled through countries with high rates of [tuberculosis]. According to the city, 88% of TB cases were among people born outside the U.S..The NY Post
indicated that Texas border counties overwhelmed by migrants were worse off, facing a TB rate triple the national average. TB disease cases in the US have continued to rise, with concerning increases among young children and other groups at increased risk for TB disease.
"Syphilis appears to be another imported disease left unscreened at the border.