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News Briefs New Jersey Teen Tests Positive for TBApril 15, 2002 A 17-year-old student from Cherokee High School has recently tested positive for TB, said Burlington County, N.J., health officials. The student, who became ill several weeks ago, was treated with antibiotics and has returned to school. Eleven students and three staff members at the Marlton school who had close contact with the infected student will be tested for the disease. Health officials said they did not know how the student contracted it. A family member also tested positive for exposure but showed no signs of the disease. There are between 10 and 15 cases of TB in Burlington County each year, said Barbara Gibson, the county public health epidemiologist. Philadelphia Inquirer 04.11.02; Angela Valdez  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. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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