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TB Cases Confirmed in UK Outbreak - 'Common' Symptoms to Spot
Amazon is conducting expanded NHS screening after 10 employees tested positive for non-infectious tuberculosis, amid a 13% rise in TB cases across England in 2024, UKHSA said.
- Last year, Amazon confirmed 10 workers at its Coventry fulfilment centre tested positive for TB in September, describing the cases as non-contagious.
- UKHSA data show a 13 per cent rise in Tuberculosis cases across England in 2024, with the disease spreading when people inhale droplets after prolonged close contact.
- The NHS warns common symptoms include persistent cough, fatigue, high temperature, reduced appetite and weight loss, with a cough lasting more than three weeks and coughing up blood as key warning signs.
- Amazon said NHS staff attended this week for blood tests and it is running expanded screening; a company representative said, 'The small number of individuals affected by tuberculosis are responding well to treatment and are no longer infectious, so pose no onward risk'.
- NHS guidance notes treatment for TB typically requires antibiotics for around six months and the BCG vaccine is recommended for some higher-risk groups, reflecting national vaccination programme impacts.
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