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Foreign-Born Students at Auraria Campus in Denver to Be Tested for Tuberculosis
October 18, 2002 All of the nearly 5,000 foreign-born students at the Auraria
Higher Education Center in Denver will be tested for tuberculosis
during the next four weeks. The campus houses students from the
Metropolitan State College of Denver, the University of Colorado-Denver and the Community College of Denver. About 900 students
received the initial skin test on Monday and Tuesday, and on
Wednesday, they began coming in to have the results read. Auraria
health officials say they expect that 40 percent to 50 percent of
those tested will only be reactive, or exposed, to TB. Officials
said Wednesday that students exposed to TB would be given free
medication to reduce their chances of ever developing it. If any
students are found to have active TB, they will receive immediate
medical care. Those who test positive will not be deported or
kicked out of school, officials said, but those who do not get
tested will not be allowed to register for classes next fall. The
TB program comes in response to a scare two years ago, when three
active cases of TB were found on the Auraria campus.
Excerpted from:Back to other CDC news for October 18, 2002 Associated Press 10.17.02 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |