Tuberculosis at high school in Colorado- 120 students test positive

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Source: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_19933184

Single case of tuberculosis at high school in Colorado forces widespread testing
Posted: 02/10/2012 01:00:00 AM MST
February 10, 2012 4:41 PM GMT Updated: 02/10/2012 09:41:39 AM MST
By Karen Aug?
The Denver Postdenverpost.com

Students gather outside Longmont High School at the end of the school day Wednesday Feb. 08, 2012. (Lewis Geyer, Longmont Times-Call)

Some 40 percent of 140 students and staff exposed to tuberculosis at Longmont High School have tested positive for latent TB, a rate that one expert called "absolutely astounding..."

 

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Re: Tuberculosis at high school in Colorado- 120 students test positive

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/06/longmont-high-school-tube_n_1323560.html

Longmont High School Tuberculosis: 120 Students Test Positive
First Posted: 03/ 6/2012 9:47 am Updated: 03/ 6/2012 9:54 am

After completing tuberculosis testing of 906 Longmont High School students, Denver Health Medical Center has found that 120 students tested positive for the latent form of the infection and are undergoing treatment, 7News reports...