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News Briefs Thirty-eight People Test Positive for TB at South Carolina SchoolDecember 7, 2001 Thirty-eight of the 630 students and staff at Granard Middle School in Gaffney, S.C., have tested positive for TB, state health officials reported Thursday. All students and staff were screened for the disease by the state Department of Health and Environmental Control after a school custodian tested positive for TB last month. Officials would not disclose how many of the 524 students tested positive. The Cherokee County Health Department will take chest x-rays of all who tested positive to determine if TB is active. Anyone with active TB must take medication for six to nine months. Associated Press 12.06.01  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. |
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