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NV: TB testing at Coronado High School

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/tuberculosis-testing-begins-coronado-high-school

Updated November 19, 2013 - 8:12pm
Tuberculosis testing begins at Coronado High School
By TREVON MILLIARD
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

A tenth of Coronado High School students and staff, or about 325 people, are at risk for contracting the potentially lethal disease tuberculosis because of their exposure to a confirmed case at the Henderson campus, according to a spokesperson for the Southern Nevada Health District...
 
Re: NV: TB testing at Coronado High School

Source: http://www.8newsnow.com/story/24070798/breaking-news-new-tuberculosis-tests-ordered-for-students

New Tuberculosis Tests Ordered at Coronado High School
Posted: Nov 26, 2013 6:56 AM EST Updated: Nov 26, 2013 2:37 PM EST
By Lauren Rozyla, Reporter - bio | email
By Nick Pantazi, Photojournalist - email

LAS VEGAS - The Southern Nevada Health District is ordering a new round of tuberculosis tests for some students and staff at Coronado High School.

According to a letter sent to Coronado parents, the new tests take place Tuesday, because of a lab error that occurred involving previous tuberculosis tests. The error occurred at the Oxford Diagnostic Laboratories in Memphis, Tennessee...
 
Re: NV: TB testing at Coronado High School

Source: http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/h...tuberculosis-test-results-wont-be-made-public

Posted December 10, 2013 - 5:48pm
Health District: Coronado High School tuberculosis test results won't be made public
By TREVON MILLIARD
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

A case of contagious tuberculosis at the state?s second-largest school drew much attention as blood tests were given to 325 Coronado High School students and staff, but don?t hold your breath waiting for the results.

The Southern Nevada Health District likely won?t release how many positive cases of TB, if any, came back from the lab, according to spokeswoman Jennifer Sizemore.

The Health District, which investigated the case and tested the blood of those at risk for catching the potentially lethal disease, will also return for a second round of TB tests in eight to 12 weeks. But those results will likely not be made public either, she said Monday...
 
Re: NV: TB testing at Coronado High School

Source: http://elkodaily.com/news/students-...cle_a15b34be-936a-11e3-a1f1-0019bb2963f4.html


14 students test positive for tuberculosis
13 hours ago

HENDERSON (AP) ? Southern Nevada health officials say 14 people at a Las Vegas-area high school have tested positive for tuberculosis, although all of them have the non-contagious form.

The Southern Nevada Health District had conducted the testing after a November exposure at Coronado High School in Henderson...
 
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