KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — Health officials are investigating after a case of tuberculosis was confirmed at a high school near ...

This article is authored by Dr Randeep Guleria, former director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and public health advocate, New Delhi.

Health officials confirmed a person at a West Michigan high school was diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB). On Jan. 31, 2025, the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department notified ...

The County’s Tuberculosis Control Program is working in close collaboration with the Sweetwater Union High School District to notify students, employees, and contractors potentially exposed to ...

Students, employees and contractors at Palomar High School in Chula Vista were notified Friday of a possible tuberculosis exposure during the 2023-2024 school year, county health officials said in a ...

Students, employees and contractors at Palomar High School in Chula Vista were notified Friday of a possible tuberculosis exposure during the 2023-2024 school year, county health officials said in a ...

A person with active TB disease has a positive test result paired with symptoms like cough, night sweats, weight loss and an abnormal chest x-ray.

If either test result is positive, more tests are conducted to determine whether the case is inactive TB or active TB disease. These might include a chest x-ray and a test of the sputum coughed up.

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