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1 at Fennville High School diagnosed with tuberculosis  woodtv.com Source link

Jasper City Schools officials are responding to a tuberculosis case that was identified at Jasper High School on Friday. School will continue as normal with “deep cleaning and sanitizing,” and officials announced in a recent release that they are following public health protocol to ensure the safety of students and staff. The school recently sent letters home to all potential …

Michigan nurse dies of tuberculosis 8 years after treating infected patient  MLive.com Source link

Three active tuberculosis cases reported in Maine as deadly disease continues to tick up across country  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

An active case of tuberculosis was found at a Wake County high school, just several weeks into the new schoolyear, according to a Wake County spokesperson. Wake County, in an email, told WRAL that they were notified that a person with active tuberculosis was present at Leesville High School sometime last week. The county is working with the Wake County …

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside University Health System – Public Health (RUHS-PH) department reported Friday that an Indio High School student has tested positive for tuberculosis. RUHS-PH officials say they are making efforts to notify anyone who may have been exposed to the disease, and add that the student is receiving treatment and is expected to make a full recovery. …

The Maine CDC is reporting three active cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the Greater Portland area. According to the Portland Press Herald, a Maine CDC spokesperson says they are working to identify and screen anyone who came in contact with the three people with the disease. All three cases were individually contracted. Though the CDC has seen an increase in …

Tuberculosis cases are on the rise in Maine and across the country, although there are no current outbreaks in the state, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Lindsay Hammes, spokesperson for the Maine CDC, said the agency is “aware of three active TB cases with links to the Greater Portland area and is in the midst …

COLDWATER, Mich. — A high school tuberculosis (TB) infection was confirmed Friday. In a letter to Coldwater High School (CHS) parents and staff, Coldwater Community Schools (CCS) and Branch-Hillsdale-St Joseph Community Health Agency (BHSJCHA ) officials confirmed a person affiliated with CHS has TB and is undergoing treatment. The letter did not detail any additional information about the confirmed case, …

A tuberculosis outbreak has gripped a large emergency shelter in Portland, Maine, prompting urgent health measures and mounting concern among medical staff and city officials alike. The outbreak, centered at the 166 Riverside Shelter – a 179-bed facility exclusively for non-citizens seeking asylum in the U.S. – has already seen 21 individuals test positive via PPD (Purified Protein Derivative) testing, …