by Cassie B., Natural News:

New York City (NYC) is seeing a spike in tuberculosis, a disease that the country largely got under control decades ago, and it’s being driven largely by the influx of migrants making their way to the city.

So far, around 500 cases of the disease have been seen in the city this year, which is a 20 percent rise over the number recorded last year at this time. Authorities are alarmed by the fact that infections have also reached their highest number for this time of year in NYC in more than a decade, and fears are growing that the illness could spread to other areas.