Written question asked by Virendra Sharma (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 October 2009. It was answered by Phil Woolas (Labour) on Monday, 26 October 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.
Tuberculosis Screening: Migrants
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether migrants to the UK are tested for latent tuberculosis as part of the pre-entry screening programme for tuberculosis.
- Answer
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Pre-entry screening tests are conducted in order to detect tuberculosis. Latent or inactive infections very rarely develop active tuberculosis. It is when the infection is active that tuberculosis is highly infectious.There are presently no widely accepted scientific methods for detecting latent tuberculosis.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 498 c170W;498 c168W; 295135
- Session
- 2008-09
- Question not reached
- Yes
- Subjects
- Migrants Screening Tuberculosis
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