Tuberculosis hits 34 North Korean seamen in Greece
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Authorities in Greece's main port of Piraeus have quarantined a North Korean freighter after all 34 seamen on board were diagnosed with tuberculosis.
The Merchant Marine Ministry says all the North Koreans are being taken to hospital for treatment and the ship - named Rakwon 2 - will be disinfected.
A ministry statement said Friday the ship arrived for repairs in January. It had completed a second seaworthiness trial when one of the seamen was hospitalized with tuberculosis, and the remaining 33 subsequently tested positive for the infectious disease.
Authorities are urging everyone who had contact with the ship's crew to undergo medical tests.
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