No. There is no evidence to suggest the disease is transmitted by undocumented immigrants. No cases of human to human transmission in the United States have been documented since 1924.

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No. There is no evidence to suggest the disease is transmitted by undocumented immigrants. No cases of human to human transmission in the United States have been documented since 1924.