SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Police in Southern California are searching for a man with a contagious, drug-resistant form of tuberculosis.
California law requires patients with drug-resistant cases of TB to undergo treatment for 18 to 24 months. But according to Santa Barbara County Health Department officials, 24-year-old Augustin Zeferino discontinued his treatment two weeks ago -- a misdemeanor.