Tuberculosis exposure may have reached 600 people at Harlingen nursing homes

Tuberculosis exposure may have reached 600 people at Harlingen nursing homes

More than 600 residents and employees of two Harlingen area nursing homes may have been exposed to tuberculosis and should be tested, Cameron County Public Health officials said in a news release Friday. Those possibly exposed are composed of current and former employees and residents at the nursing homes, which the county identified as Harlingen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Veranda Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Few details have been r…

TB investigation targets possible exposures to hundreds at 2 South Texas nursing homes

Cameron County Public Health is investigating after hundreds of people possibly were exposed to tuberculosis at two Harlingen nursing homes, officials announced Friday.

Mass TB Testing To Begin After 2 Harlingen Nursing Homes Exposed – 710am KURV

Story by TIM SULLIVAN Cameron County health officials are working to get a handle on a tuberculosis outbreak that has hit two nursing homes. The county Public Health Department is conducting a TB contact investigation that will involve testing more than 600 people to determine if they’ve been exposed to the bacteria. Those who’ll be tested are current and former residents and staff members of the Harlingen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and th