Vegas TB probe widens after mom, baby die, dozens infected; but CDC mostly shut down

"Health officials urged tuberculosis testing for hundreds of babies, family members and staff who were at a Las Vegas neonatal intensive care unit this past summer, saying they want to take extra precautions after the death of a mother and her twin babies and the infection of more than 26 people," reports the Associated Press. "Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assisted with the probe up until last week… it wasn't immediately clear whether their investigation has been affected by the government shutdown."