DeKalb County has the highest rate of tuberculosis cases in Georgia. Next week, it’s opening a new clinic to help test for the disease and treat it.
The clinic at the county’s Richardson Health Center on Winn Way is in a renovated space on the ground floor. It features eight treatment rooms, along with a separate entrance and negative pressure technology to prevent the spread of the contagious bacterial infection. A new radiology suite has a digital imaging system for X-rays.
Last year, DeKalb reported 52 cases of TB, while neighboring Gwinnett and Fulton reported 35 and 26 respectively, according to a surveillance report from the state Department of Public Health.
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