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Unusual Lead Poisoning Case
Most US communities have low rates of childhood lead poisoning - averaging 1.2% of the total population. But with the new influx of Burmese immigrants, Fort Wayne’s exposure rate rose to 12%. (Photo by Erika Celeste)
Lead was banned from paint in 1978. And it was taken out of gasoline a few years later. So with less lead in the environment, the problem of lead poisoning in kids has been decreasing. But every once in a while, health officials find a dramatic spike in the number of lead poisoning cases, and the race is on to find the source. Erika Celeste reports on the poisoning of some Burmese refugees:
Info from the Indiana Department of Health
Producer: Erica Celeste
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Running Time: 3:27