US EditionTuberculosis case reported at Dillard High School
- Broward County health officials confirmed an active tuberculosis case in a Dillard High School student on Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale.
- The identification followed routine surveillance amid rising TB cases nationwide and in Florida, where cases increased 9% last year to 681.
- The health department began notifying potentially exposed students and will offer testing at the school requiring parental consent to limit spread.
- Broward Schools Superintendent Howard Hepburn said, "You can treat it," but added, "it's not easy to treat," emphasizing contact tracing efforts.
- The confirmation highlights ongoing TB risks despite overall declines, emphasizing the need for awareness and prompt treatment of this airborne bacterial disease.
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The Daily ItemFlorida has seen a rise in tuberculosis cases. What too know about avoiding infection
MIAMI — A Broward County high school has confirmed an active case of tuberculosis, one of the deadliest, but treatable, infectious diseases in the world. The bacterial infection, also known as TB, spreads when people breathe in the germs of…
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