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  • IL: Champaign Co. jail inmate tests positive for tuberculosis

    Source: https://newschannel20.com/news/local...r-tuberculosis

    County jail inmate tests positive for tuberculosis
    by WICS/WCCU StaffTuesday, March 5th 2019

    CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WICS/WCCU) ? A local hospital alerted the Champaign County Sheriff's Office Monday that a person in custody had tested positive for tuberculosis.

    On Feb. 27, Correctional Center inmates informed medical staff that another inmate had a cough, accompanied by some blood.

    After an examination, the inmate said he had been experiencing a persistent cough with blood for approximately a month or two, according to officials. Medical staff later took a chest x-ray.

    On Feb. 28, medical staff transported the inmate to a local hospital for suspected pneumonia, as indicated on the x-ray...
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