FLORIDA: More Children Test Positive for Latent TB

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FLORIDA: More Children Test Positive for Latent TB

St. Petersburg Times (12.18.03) - Thursday, December 18, 2003
Jennifer Farrell

Another round of tuberculosis testing turned up more positive results among children who attended classes at the North Greenwood Community Family Center, Pinellas County Health Department officials said Wednesday. Of the 60 children and staff screened last week, 15-16 percent tested positive, according to Rob Berger, TB program manager for the county. The children attended foreign language and computer classes one day a week at the family center; last month, a staff member there was hospitalized with active TB. Forty of the first 100 people screened tested positive for latent TB. No new cases of active TB have been detected. The Health Department is offering free TB tests to anyone who has spent time at the family center. Ultimately, up to 200 people may need to be screened, and testing should be completed before Christmas, said Berger.
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