I'm not a big fan of worrying

But I am a HUGE fan of being forewarned and prepared. I think there is a difference between the two but it's a distinction a lot of people don't get:lol: Knowing, though, that this is in the works is a help to potential applicants I think. First of all-no surprises on Application Day. Second, no delays-if an applicant knows this is coming, the applicant can test ahead of time and get that potential obstacle out of the way.
I'm just very surprised more Latin American countries, and the US as well, aren't on the list. As an American I can assure you that especially in the US South TB is on the rise, and drug-resistant TB is also a big concern in the US. There have been several cases in the US of people being restrained to isolation wards to force their compliance with treatment.
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is not a civil rights 'issue', it is a public health nightmare, and as Fergie notes in her last post, it is a problem that has extremely serious consequences-as a parent I can all too well imagine the family's horror at finding out not only their maid had active, infectious TB, but lied her way into a position of such trust without any concern at all for the children she was to have such close contact with.
I have two (now adult) children-when we were expats in Central America I was VERY careful about who was in my house and around my little dears! Drug-resistant TB and several other life-threatening diseases were rampant down there at the time. Having household staff was practically de rigueur there (my husband was with the US embassy) and I shocked the heck out of everyone when I let mine go to do all the housework and child care myself. But, dang, the staff were always coughing into the air, not washing their hands after using the convenience...