TB INFECTION

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH WILL BE CONDUCTING A SCREENING NEXT
WEEK AT OKKODO HIGHSCHOOL AFTER A STUDENT WAS TESTED POSITIVE WITH
ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS.
THE STUDENT HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED, AND IS UNDERGOING TREATMENT...BUT
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE NOW RALLYING ALL THOSE WHO CAME INTO CLOSE
CONTACT, AND THEY WILL UNDERGO TESTING AS WELL.

AS FOR OKKODO HIGHSCHOOL, STUDENTS AND FACULTY WHO HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS HAVING COME IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, WILL BE
TESTED NEXT WEEK. THOSE WHO HAVE NOT RECIEVED CLEARANCES AFTER THE
23RD WILL NOT BE ALLOWED BACK INTO SCHOOL.

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• TB
• Infection
• Okkodo