HEALTH chiefs are set to carry out an investigation after a West Wales man died from tuberculosis.
Last week Public Health Wales announced that three people from Llanelli had contracted the disease.
A spokesperson for Public Health confirmed the death in the same area, but said that it was not linked to the other known cases currently being investigated.
She said: “There has been a death from TB in the Llanelli area in the past few days, but it is not linked to the outbreak.
“We will now carry out an investigation looking at who they lived with or worked with, and if there are people who need to be screened, we will contact them.”
Transmission occurs through coughing of infectious droplets, and usually requires prolonged contact.
“You have to spend eight hours with someone to catch TB,” the Public Health spokeswoman said.
“Unless you live with someone or have slept in the same room as them you won’t be at risk.”
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/12/23/inquiry-launched-after-tb-death-91466-27873468/
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