About 2,000 Infected with Tuberculosis Reported in Prisons in Ecuador
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Quito. If 2025 was a critical period in Ecuadorian prisons due to the death of 609 prisoners due to tuberculosis, the first semester of this year shows dramatic signs: about 2,000 people deprived of their liberty would be infected with the same virus and the number of deaths due to this cause is not officially specified, although a military chief pointed out that 10 prisoners died recently per week and now “have gone down to two”.
Created: 08.06.2026 00:30 Updated: 08.06.2026 00:30 Ecuador's prisons, especially the Litoral Penitentiary and the Encuentro Prison, suffer not only a security crisis, but an epidemic, tuberculosis, which must be cared for with care. Overcrowding and lack of adequate medical care have turned detention centers into the perfect breeding ground for Koch's bacillus. However, the real danger lies in an undeniable fact: prison walls do not stop bact…
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