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Student in St. John's, N.L., has tuberculosis-Not

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Source: http://metronews.ca/news/canada/1205318/student-in-st-johns-n-l-has-tuberculosis/


November 6, 2014 Updated : November 6, 2014 | 12:58 pm
Student in St. John's, N.L., has tuberculosis
By Staff The Canadian Press


ST. JOHN?S, N.L. ? A junior high school student in St. John?s, N.L., has tuberculosis, prompting health officials to track down people who may have had close contact with the youth.

Eastern Health says the case of tuberculosis was confirmed in a student attending Leary?s Brook Junior High School.

Health and school officials are trying to identify students who may have been in contact with the youth, particularly those in one of the school?s Grade 9 classes...
 
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Source: http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=50723&latest=1

No Concerning Results from TB Testing in St. John's
Thursday , November 13 2014 | 1:12:04 PM

There have been no concerning results from skin testing conducted on close classroom contacts of a St. John's student diagnosed with Tuberculosis. Testing is underway on the child's close contacts, mainly confined to a single grade 9 class at Leary's Brook Junior High...
 
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Source: http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=51428&latest=1

St. John's Youth Misdiagnosed with Tuberculosis
Monday , December 15 2014 | 5:21:52 PM


Eastern Health says that a review of lab information shows that a student attending Leary's Brook Junior High in St. John's was misdiagnosed with Tuberculosis. VOCM's Zaren Healey White reports.

In early November, Eastern Health announced that the youth was diagnosed with TB. Since then, the health authority's public health laboratory has determined that a cross-contamination of a culture specimen occurred, leading to an incorrect diagnosis...
 
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