❓ A parliamentary question regarding the prevalence and prevention of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Western Australia. The Minister for Health provides data on confirmed cases and outlines screening measures for refugees and migrants.
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TUBERCULOSIS
I refer the minister to multi-drug resistant tuberculosis strains. (1) Is there any evidence of such infections in Western Australia? (2) If so, how many people are infected? (3) What action is being taken by the government to reduce the possibility of these strains of TB being introduced into Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY
I refer the minister to multi-drug resistant tuberculosis strains. (1) Is there any evidence of such infections in Western Australia? (2) If so, how many people are infected? (3) What action is being taken by the government to reduce the possibility of these strains of TB being introduced into Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
(1) Is there any evidence of such infections in Western Australia? (2) If so, how many people are infected? (3) What action is being taken by the government to reduce the possibility of these strains of TB being introduced into Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
(2) If so, how many people are infected? (3) What action is being taken by the government to reduce the possibility of these strains of TB being introduced into Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
(3) What action is being taken by the government to reduce the possibility of these strains of TB being introduced into Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
(1) Yes. (2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
(2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
(3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
(1) Is there any evidence of such infections in Western Australia? (2) If so, how many people are infected? (3) What action is being taken by the government to reduce the possibility of these strains of TB being introduced into Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
(2) If so, how many people are infected? (3) What action is being taken by the government to reduce the possibility of these strains of TB being introduced into Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
(3) What action is being taken by the government to reduce the possibility of these strains of TB being introduced into Western Australia? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
(1) Yes. (2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
(2) Since 2000 there has been, on average, one confirmed case every 18 months. All cases have been treated and none was infectious. (3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
(3) Screening for TB is available to all humanitarian refugees, and migrants seeking visas undergo health screening.
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