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Berkeley County student tests positive for tuberculosis
Lauren Sausser
Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 4:00 p.m., Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 5:06 p.m.
The state health department confirmed Wednesday that a Stratford High School student has contracted a case of tuberculosis, prompting more than 1,700 pre-recorded emergency calls to parents Wednesday afternoon.
Letters also have been sent home with 152 students that the school believes may have had close contact with the patient.
Parents are urged to have their children tested if they are concerned about a possible infection...
Berkeley County student tests positive for tuberculosis
Lauren Sausser
Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 4:00 p.m., Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 5:06 p.m.
The state health department confirmed Wednesday that a Stratford High School student has contracted a case of tuberculosis, prompting more than 1,700 pre-recorded emergency calls to parents Wednesday afternoon.
Letters also have been sent home with 152 students that the school believes may have had close contact with the patient.
Parents are urged to have their children tested if they are concerned about a possible infection...
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