Monday, 3 January 2011

TUBERCULOSIS: Massachussetts: Worcester teacher tests positive for tuberculosis

Renee Nadeau Algarin : December 23, 2010
About 100 students and staffers at a Worcester elementary school must be tested for tuberculosis after a teacher tested positive for the contagious disease, health officials announced today.
“In this specific case, this was a very low risk to the students and faculty here at the school. Our approach is, we want to be very cautious,” said Derek Brindisi, Worcester’s director of public health
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20101223worcester_teacher_tests_positive_for_tuberculosis/srvc=home&position=recent

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