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TB testing sought for all Lilburn Middle students after more cases found
Two new cases of tuberculosis at Lilburn Middle School have prompted public health officials to schedule testing for the entire campus.
Gwinnett County Public Schools officials said Thursday that nearly 1,000 students at the school will need to be screened for TB when they return from spring break. A letter was sent home to parents alerting them about the health concern. Some students who were tested before will need retests.
The East Metro Health District asked that the free TB screenings be expanded to include seventh- and eighth-graders after more students and faculty began testing positive for the disease. A total of four students have evidence of TB in their chests. At least 50 students and faculty have tested positive for TB exposure and have been referred for chest X-rays.
?We are not considering this an outbreak at this moment, our investigation is still ongoing...?
TB testing sought for all Lilburn Middle students after more cases found
Two new cases of tuberculosis at Lilburn Middle School have prompted public health officials to schedule testing for the entire campus.
Gwinnett County Public Schools officials said Thursday that nearly 1,000 students at the school will need to be screened for TB when they return from spring break. A letter was sent home to parents alerting them about the health concern. Some students who were tested before will need retests.
The East Metro Health District asked that the free TB screenings be expanded to include seventh- and eighth-graders after more students and faculty began testing positive for the disease. A total of four students have evidence of TB in their chests. At least 50 students and faculty have tested positive for TB exposure and have been referred for chest X-rays.
?We are not considering this an outbreak at this moment, our investigation is still ongoing...?