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Tuberculosis case diagnosed at Dartmouth College
By NORA DOYLE-BURR
Valley News
Published: 1/15/2020 5:38:15 PM
Modified: 1/15/2020 5:37:24 PM
A member of the Dartmouth College community has been diagnosed with an active case of tuberculosis, according to an email Wednesday from the college’s health services director.
The person, whose identity the college is withholding due to patient confidentiality laws, is currently receiving medical care off-campus and will not return until they’ve been cleared by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health Services, Dr. Mark Reed wrote in his campus-wide email.
“The health and safety of our community is our most important concern and I want to stress that there is no further risk of tuberculosis contagion to the community from this person,” Reed wrote.
Working with Dr. Elizabeth Talbot, a Geisel School of Medicine professor and the deputy state epidemiologist, the college will work to identify and contact anyone who was in close contact with the sick person who may need to be screened for tuberculosis...
Tuberculosis case diagnosed at Dartmouth College
By NORA DOYLE-BURR
Valley News
Published: 1/15/2020 5:38:15 PM
Modified: 1/15/2020 5:37:24 PM
A member of the Dartmouth College community has been diagnosed with an active case of tuberculosis, according to an email Wednesday from the college’s health services director.
The person, whose identity the college is withholding due to patient confidentiality laws, is currently receiving medical care off-campus and will not return until they’ve been cleared by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health Services, Dr. Mark Reed wrote in his campus-wide email.
“The health and safety of our community is our most important concern and I want to stress that there is no further risk of tuberculosis contagion to the community from this person,” Reed wrote.
Working with Dr. Elizabeth Talbot, a Geisel School of Medicine professor and the deputy state epidemiologist, the college will work to identify and contact anyone who was in close contact with the sick person who may need to be screened for tuberculosis...