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Source: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/4/23/tb-test-tuberculosis-health/
Student Diagnosed With Tuberculosis
One student diagnosed, around forty others at risk for exposure
By Evan T. R. Rosenman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
Published: Friday, April 23, 2010
A Harvard undergraduate was diagnosed with tuberculosis by University Health Services several weeks ago, and roughly forty students at risk for exposure have been asked to submit to a TB skin test, according to information provided by UHS and the Cambridge Public Health Department.
The student, whose identity has not been made public, was released earlier this week after public health officials determined he or she was no longer infectious, according to an e-mail from Jennifer B. Anderson, a UHS Communications Officer.
Anderson also said that no other students have presented signs of an active TB infection.
?We know of no other confirmed cases of TB at Harvard,? she wrote...
Student Diagnosed With Tuberculosis
One student diagnosed, around forty others at risk for exposure
By Evan T. R. Rosenman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
Published: Friday, April 23, 2010
A Harvard undergraduate was diagnosed with tuberculosis by University Health Services several weeks ago, and roughly forty students at risk for exposure have been asked to submit to a TB skin test, according to information provided by UHS and the Cambridge Public Health Department.
The student, whose identity has not been made public, was released earlier this week after public health officials determined he or she was no longer infectious, according to an e-mail from Jennifer B. Anderson, a UHS Communications Officer.
Anderson also said that no other students have presented signs of an active TB infection.
?We know of no other confirmed cases of TB at Harvard,? she wrote...