Katharine S. Walter is a postdoctoral researcher in infectious diseases at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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Katharine S. Walter is a postdoctoral researcher in infectious diseases at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Until COVID-19, tuberculosis killed more people each year than any other infectious disease. Its rising toll is increasingly fueled by mass incarceration.
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