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• Vermont School Has Spread Of Tuberculosis - LEX18 Lexington KY News January 31, 2015
  Vermont School Has Spread Of TuberculosisLEX18 Lexington KY NewsA Clark County preschool teacher went to jail for what police say she did to her own daughter.45-year-old Cheryl Lockhart is being charged with second degree child abuse. Winchester police were called late Wednesday night when a child never came home ...and more »
• Eight at Vermont school test positive for tuberculosis - Press Herald January 31, 2015
  Eight at Vermont school test positive for tuberculosisPress HeraldMONTPELIER, Vt. — Seven children and an adult from the Charlotte Central School have tested positive for tuberculosis and will be given antibiotics for nine months to ensure they do not get sick with the disease that usually attacks the lungs, Vermont ...and more »
• NYC Hospital Exposed Employees to Bloody Laundry, Tuberculosis: Feds - NBC New York January 31, 2015
  NBC New YorkNYC Hospital Exposed Employees to Bloody Laundry, Tuberculosis: FedsNBC New YorkA New York City hospital exposed workers to laundry contaminated with blood and other bodily fluids and didn't follow up with other employees who had treated tuberculosis patients, according to federal labor investigators. NewYork-Presbyterian-Columbia ...Hospita
• UDC Community College reports case of Tuberculosis on campus - WJLA January 31, 2015
  W*USA 9UDC Community College reports case of Tuberculosis on campusWJLA12 after the District of Columbia Department of Health's Tuberculosis Control Program notified school officials. "That student is under the care of DC DOH and will not be returning to the public until he is cleared by DOH," said Dr. Ayana Elliott ...UDC Community College co
• 7 children, 1 adult test positive for tuberculosis in Vermont - WCVB Boston January 31, 2015
  WCVB Boston7 children, 1 adult test positive for tuberculosis in VermontWCVB BostonMONTPELIER, VT —Seven children and an adult from the Charlotte Central School have tested positive for tuberculosis and will be given antibiotics for nine months to ensure that they do not get sick with the disease, which usually attacks the lungs ...Eight test positive for tu
• WILDOMAR: Hospital employee diagnosed with active tuberculosis - Press-Enterprise January 30, 2015
  Press-EnterpriseWILDOMAR: Hospital employee diagnosed with active tuberculosisPress-EnterpriseThe illness is spread by close, prolonged contact with someone who has active tuberculosis. People can become infected with TB by breathing air exhaled by someone who is sick with TB. Left untreated, TB can result in serious complications. Common ...Riverside County
• Vt. health officials to discuss school tuberculosis tests - WCAX January 30, 2015
  Vt. health officials to discuss school tuberculosis testsWCAXMONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Health Department officials are going to be discussing the results of tuberculosis tests on students and staff at the Charlotte Central School and the Freedom Rains Children's Center. The tests were conducted after an ...
• VT Health Department to Provide Results for Tuberculosis Tests - My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22 January 30, 2015
  My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22VT Health Department to Provide Results for Tuberculosis TestsMy Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Vermont Health Department will be discussing the results of tuberculosis skin testing at Charlotte Central School and Freedom Rains Children's Center. Last Thursday, State Health Officials announce
• TB case reported at Kennesaw State University - Atlanta Journal Constitution January 30, 2015
  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionTB case reported at Kennesaw State UniversityAtlanta Journal ConstitutionFaculty, staff and students at Kennesaw State University will be tested for tuberculosis after a person at the college tested positive for the disease, university officials said Friday. KSU officials have notified the entire campus of the case, and ...Kennesa
• UCSF's Eric Goosby Appointed UN Special Envoy for Tuberculosis - UCSF News Services January 30, 2015
  UCSF News ServicesUCSF's Eric Goosby Appointed UN Special Envoy for TuberculosisUCSF News ServicesUC San Francisco's Eric Goosby, MD, who led the Obama administration's efforts on HIV/AIDS, has been appointed to a new position as United Nations Special Envoy on Tuberculosis. He will remain at UCSF while he takes on his new duties with the UN.