TB reports up
A student at Winship Elementary School in Grand Forks, N.D., was diagnosed with tuberculosis, bringing the total active cases in the area to 16, the North Dakota Department of Health reported Thursday.
A student at Winship Elementary School in Grand Forks, N.D., was diagnosed with tuberculosis, bringing the total active cases in the area to 16, the North Dakota Department of Health reported Thursday.
The student, who is between 10 and 19 years old, was connected to the original outbreak in October. She did not contract the disease while attending school. For some cases, up to eight weeks can pass before symptoms appear, said John Bernstrom, a spokesman for Grand Forks Public Health.
Parents of children in the classroom were contacted with information about testing, which will take place at the school on Monday. Only children who were in close contact with the infected student will be required for testing, said the state health department.
This marks a difference from previous testing at Phoenix Elementary and Valley Middle School, where some students were diagnosed with the disease in November. Each school had two rounds of testing because health officials couldn’t precisely determine exposure time, said Bernstrom.
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