MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1993 Sep 3;42(34):656-7, 663.
The Immigration Act of 1990* allows World War II veterans who are Philippine nationals to be naturalized as U.S. citizens and to enter the United States without any medical screening or restrictions. Following the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in February 1992 in a Philippine national veteran who had recently arrived in Hawaii, the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) initiated efforts to assist veterans who had already arrived in Hawaii to receive TB testing and appropriate treatment and monitoring. This report describes the first case of TB identified in a veteran who entered Hawaii from the Philippines under this act and summarizes efforts by HDOH to detect and treat TB among Philippine national veterans.
1990年《移民法》*允许身为菲律宾国民的二战退伍军人入籍成为美国公民，并可在无需任何医学筛查或限制的情况下进入美国。1992年2月，一名刚抵达夏威夷的菲律宾籍退伍军人被诊断出患有肺结核（TB），之后夏威夷卫生部（HDOH）开始努力协助已经抵达夏威夷的退伍军人接受结核病检测以及适当的治疗和监测。本报告描述了根据该法案从菲律宾进入夏威夷的一名退伍军人中发现的首例结核病病例，并总结了夏威夷卫生部在菲律宾籍退伍军人中检测和治疗结核病的工作。
