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doctor doctor NN 512 513 , , , 514 521 however however RB 521 522 , , , 523 527 said say VBD 528 530 no no DT 531 537 deaths death NNS 538 541 had have VBD 542 546 been be VBN 547 555 reported report VBN 555 556 . . . 557 560 The the DT 561 566 worst worst JJS 567 575 affected affect VBN 576 581 areas area NNS 582 585 are be VBP 586 592 Dallas Dallas NNP 592 593 , , , 594 601 Majengo Majengo NNP 602 605 and and CC 606 609 the the DT 610 616 Shauri Shauri NNP 617 621 Yako Yako NNP 622 627 slums slum VBZ 628 632 with with IN 633 634 a a DT 635 645 population population NN 646 648 of of IN 649 655 17,000 17,000 CD 656 662 people people NNS 662 663 . . . 664 666 Dr Dr NNP 667 675 Kangangi Kangangi NNP 675 676 , , , 677 679 an an DT 680 689 assistant assistant JJ 690 698 director director NN 699 701 of of IN 702 709 medical medical JJ 710 718 services service NNS 719 727 attached attach VBN 728 730 to to TO 731 734 the the DT 735 743 National National NNP 744 756 Tuberculosis Tuberculosis 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1008 1014 random random JJ 1015 1021 checks check NNS 1022 1024 on on IN 1025 1033 hundreds hundred NNS 1034 1036 of of IN 1037 1046 residents resident NNS 1047 1049 in in IN 1050 1056 Dallas Dallas NNP 1057 1063 estate estate NN 1063 1064 . . . 1065 1067 He he PRP 1068 1071 was be VBD 1072 1083 accompanied accompany VBN 1084 1086 by by IN 1087 1090 the the DT 1091 1095 Embu Embu NNP 1096 1103 Medical Medical NNP 1104 1111 Officer Officer NNP 1112 1114 of of IN 1115 1121 Health Health NNP 1121 1122 , , , 1123 1125 Dr Dr NNP 1126 1134 Nicholas Nicholas NNP 1135 1143 Muraguri Muraguri NNP 1143 1144 , , , 1145 1148 and and CC 1149 1150 a a DT 1151 1155 team team NN 1156 1158 of of IN 1159 1165 health health NN 1166 1175 personnel personnel NNS 1175 1176 . . . 1177 1180 The the DT 1181 1186 medic medic JJ 1187 1193 blamed blame VBD 1194 1197 the the DT 1198 1206 outbreak outbreak NN 1207 1209 on on IN 1210 1220 congestion congestion NN 1221 1223 in in IN 1224 1227 the the DT 1228 1233 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