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Active TB case found in Colville Lake, N.W.T.
Health officials say single case is not an outbreak
CBC News Posted: Oct 11, 2013 9:31 AM CT Last Updated: Oct 11, 2013 9:31 AM CT
One person from Colville Lake is being treated in hospital for an active case of tuberculosis, say N.W.T. health officials.
Dr. Kami Kandola, N.W.T.'s deputy chief public health officer, says the single case of tuberculosis diagnosed in Colville Lake is not being considered an outbreak.
Kandola says it's considered an outbreak only if there are two or more cases of TB that originated from one case...
Active TB case found in Colville Lake, N.W.T.
Health officials say single case is not an outbreak
CBC News Posted: Oct 11, 2013 9:31 AM CT Last Updated: Oct 11, 2013 9:31 AM CT
One person from Colville Lake is being treated in hospital for an active case of tuberculosis, say N.W.T. health officials.
Dr. Kami Kandola, N.W.T.'s deputy chief public health officer, says the single case of tuberculosis diagnosed in Colville Lake is not being considered an outbreak.
Kandola says it's considered an outbreak only if there are two or more cases of TB that originated from one case...