NB, Canada: Tuberculosis case confirmed at University of Moncton

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Tuberculosis case confirmed at University of Moncton
Student is the 2nd one to contract TB in less than a year, may have been contagious since March

CBC News Posted: Jun 24, 2014 11:38 AM AT Last Updated: Jun 24, 2014 6:27 PM AT

The University of Moncton has another confirmed case of tuberculosis and the student has likely been contagious since mid-March, officials say.

This is the second case of TB at the Moncton campus in less than a year.

Tests confirmed the latest diagnosis in May and the results were made public on Tuesday.

Public Health is investigating how the infected student, who was registered for the winter session, attended classes and wrote exams, contracted the disease...

 

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Re: NB, Canada: Tuberculosis case confirmed at University of Moncton

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TB testing involving Moncton student encouraging, health officer says
No one else has tested positive and infected University of Moncton student is 'doing very well'

CBC News Posted: Sep 02, 2014 1:47 PM AT Last Updated: Sep 02, 2014 1:47 PM AT

Tuberculosis testing involving a University of Moncton student is nearly complete and so far, no one else has tested positive, public health officials say.

The student was diagnosed in May, but is believed to have been contagious since mid-March.

Health officials have been testing people who had direct contact with the student during that period and the results have been encouraging, said Dr. Yves Leger, the medical officer of health for the Moncton area...