Pupils and teachers at a school in south Wales will be tested for tuberculosis (TB) after a positive case was identified
Pupils and teachers at a school in south Wales will be tested for tuberculosis after a positive case was identified.The case is under investigation by Public HealthHealth officials say all pupils and teachers who had contact with the person concerned will receive an offer to be screened for TB.
Officials are keen to stress there is nothing to suggest they were infected while at the school, but they did attend while unknowingly infected. No outbreak has been declared at this stage. James Adamson, acting consultant in health protection at Public Health Wales said the multi-agency incident management team he is chairing is"following established infection control procedures".More on Wales
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