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Florida: Technical Institute Students, Staff Tested for Tuberculosis

April 30, 2003

Around 250 students and faculty at the Sarasota County Technical Institute in Florida will be tested for TB after a student contracted the disease. The student, whose name was not released, was identified as a Vietnamese male in his 20s. All students and staff who may have come into close contact with student are adults, according to school officials.

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Adapted from:
Associated Press
04.30.03

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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