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Tuberculosis in the Litoral Penitentiary: the Advance of the Disease Behind the Walls

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Family members alert inmates with tuberculosis in the Litoral Penitentiary during 2026.A judge identified overcrowding and health failures in the Penitentiary following a protective action.Ex-internals reported deaths due to tuberculosis and lack of medical care inside the prison. María Rodríguez was waiting for news about the birth of her sister's fourth child in the General Hospital Monte Sinai, in northwest Guayaquil, when she learned that pe…
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Family members alert inmates with tuberculosis in the Litoral Penitentiary during 2026.A judge identified overcrowding and health failures in the Penitentiary following a protective action.Ex-internals reported deaths due to tuberculosis and lack of medical care inside the prison. María Rodríguez was waiting for news about the birth of her sister's fourth child in the General Hospital Monte Sinai, in northwest Guayaquil, when she learned that pe…

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expreso.ec broke the news on Monday, June 8, 2026.
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