INDIANA: No New Tuberculosis Cases Found at Schools

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INDIANA: No New Tuberculosis Cases Found at Schools

Indianapolis Star (12.22.07) - Wednesday, December 26, 2007

No additional TB cases were found during a recent round of screening at Southport High School after a student there was diagnosed with the disease, Marion County health officials said. More than 360 high school students and staff were tested Dec. 14. Another 70 or so Southport Middle School students and staff were screened on Dec. 17 as well. Health department officials said there were 19 people at the high school and two from the middle school who tested positive for exposure, a rate officials said is normal. Nurses from the department have contacted the parents of students testing positive to urge them to contact their physician for follow-up care.
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