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Tuberculosis case confirmed in Whitfield County
Officials working to locate those who may have come into contact with infected person
May 29th, 2015 by Kate Belz in Local Regional News
Georgia had 340 cases of TB in 2013, the most recent data available, and Tennessee had 142.
North Georgia health officials have identified a case of active tuberculosis in a Whitfield County resident.
The infected individual ? who officials have not publicly identified ? is receiving medication to treat the illness, said health district spokeswoman Jennifer King.
King said health officials have begun locating people who may have come into contact with the sick person, starting with the closest contacts and those most at-risk for infection...
Tuberculosis case confirmed in Whitfield County
Officials working to locate those who may have come into contact with infected person
May 29th, 2015 by Kate Belz in Local Regional News
Georgia had 340 cases of TB in 2013, the most recent data available, and Tennessee had 142.
North Georgia health officials have identified a case of active tuberculosis in a Whitfield County resident.
The infected individual ? who officials have not publicly identified ? is receiving medication to treat the illness, said health district spokeswoman Jennifer King.
King said health officials have begun locating people who may have come into contact with the sick person, starting with the closest contacts and those most at-risk for infection...