ohio: tuberculosis case prompts testing at ohio school

CDC HIV/AIDS/Viral Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update OHIO: Tuberculosis Case Prompts Testing at Ohio School Staff Writer
September 20, 2012

SFGate.com (09.19.12) Aids Weekly Plus Students and teachers at Elyria High School, near Cleveland, Ohio, have been tested for TB after an individual affiliated with the school was diagnosed with active TB disease. The patient is being treated and a full recovery is expected.

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