Dallas health department falsifies STD records

For one Dallas man, a negative HIV test wouldn’t stop Dallas County from contacting him.

“At the end of May, I got a call from the county health department saying I may have been exposed to HIV,” said John (he asked that his real name not be used). The county health official told him someone who tested positive listed him as a contact. John said he was tested in April at Out of the Closet, the new thrift store on Cedar Springs Road run by AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Rapid HIV testing is available at the store. The test results came back as negative.

When the county official called again, news that the test was negative was not enough — he insisted John come in for another test. John refused.

John’s experience is indicative of a problem at the Dallas County Health Department, which came under fire this week when the state alleged the county was falsifying records.

More at http://www.dallasvoice.com/dallas-health-dept-falsifies%E2%80%88std-records-10174504.html .