GA: More TB testing at Butler HS in Richmond Co.

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Source: http://www.wrdw.com/news/health/head...188916421.html


Updated: Tue 7:49 PM, Jan 29, 2013
More tuberculosis testing coming to Butler High School

News 12 at 6 o'clock / Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Richmond County TB Control will continue the testing for Butler High School students and staff on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday will be reading the results...

...As of December, nearly 700 students, teachers and staff had been tested. Of those, 135 were found positive.

But doctors say having a positive skin test is not the same as having the active disease.

"The bottom line is if it's a positive TB skin test, this does not mean your child is going to get active disease and have this horrible infection that has to land him in the hospital," said Infectious Disease Doctor James Wilde.

So far, there have only been three cases of students with active tuberculosis.

The testing this week is to make sure that number hasn't risen...

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Latest TB Test Results in for Butler High School
Medical Report WJBF
By: Jillian Benfield, East Central Health District | WJBF News Channel 6
Published: February 25, 2013

...RCHD TB Program returned to Butler High School on January and February to retest students and staff who had tested negative. Two hundred and forty two individuals including students and staff were tested. As of February 20th, nineteen had positive tests. No new clinical TB cases have been identified...