VIRGINIA: Nearly a Dozen at Lakeland High School Test Positive for TB

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VIRGINIA: Nearly a Dozen at Lakeland High School Test Positive for TB

Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk) (12.21.06) - Friday, December 22, 2006
Amy Coutee

Nearly a dozen people from Lakeland High School have tested positive for tuberculosis and are currently being treated with antibiotics. This follows the testing of around 200 students and staff at the 1,300-pupil school after a person was diagnosed last week with a possible active case of the bacterial infection. Dr. Lisa McCoy, health director of the Western Tidewater Health District, said this infection rate is comparable to the rate seen in the general population. Some of the cases identified may not be related to the patient who was diagnosed last week, she added. The school has notified everyone who may have been exposed to the patient and is asking them to undergo testing by Jan. 2.
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