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contracted tb when she took refugees to visit sick family tnembers at a toronto hospital where tuberculosis pauentsare treated y ferguson said volunteers were given instmctiorisj not to go into hospital rooms of patients withtb walters admitted she took the children of a man with tuberculosis to the hospital to visit huh but never went inside while volunteers helping at the base were told refugees had been screened ferguson said they were also advised to have uptodate shots be in good general health and use pre cautions to stop the spread of germs such as washing hands after changing diapers but the red cross which oversaw the volunteers did not guarantee their safety at no time were volunteers given a carte blanche statement mat any refugee is cleared of any- infectious disease ferguson said the red cross will soon send routine letters to volunteers advising them to contact their doctors if they have any health concerns walters who tested negative in may only learned she had 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