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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• News Briefs
Maryland: Meade Schedules TB Testing at SchoolMay 29, 2003 In what Anne Arundel County, Md., health officials are
calling the largest TB testing the county has ever conducted,
about 1,800 students and teachers at Meade High School will be
tested for TB on Monday and Tuesday. The testing follows the
disclosure that a student was diagnosed with an active form of
the disease. After the student's diagnosis, 267 people who either
attended classes with or taught the student were tested. Of
these, 31 students and three teachers were found to have a latent
form of the disease, meaning they tested positive but are not
contagious. They were prescribed Isoniazid. The school's seniors
have already graduated and so will not be present for the
testing, but officials are urging them to get tested as well.
Adapted from:Back to other CDC news for May 29, 2003 Washington Post 05.29.03; Darragh Johnson 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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