Illinois man with infectious TB must stay home alone: judge

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Illinois man with infectious TB must stay home alone: judge

By Barbara Goldberg CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois judge on Friday ordered a disobedient patient with infectious tuberculosis to wear an ankle bracelet and stay home alone or be taken into custody. Christian Mbemba Ibanda, of Champaign, Illinois, failed to appear at a hearing for which Judge Chase Leonhard and his entire courtroom had been fitted with protective masks to guard against the highly contagious disease. Authorities later found Ibanda, who is in his 20s, and he is now wearing an ankle bracelet, said Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Administrator Julie Pryde. However, when a team of health officials arrived at his apartment in Champaign, about 140 miles south of Chicago, it was vacant.

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