Second Tuberculosis Case Confirmed at Long Island High School

Second tuberculosis case confirmed at Long Island high school

BETHPAGE, Long Island (PIX11) -- A second person has been diagnosed with tuberculosis at a Long Island high school, education officials confirmed on Friday. According to the Nassau County Department of Health, the person is associated with the Bethpage High School community. They are currently under the supervision of healthcare professionals, and officials are working [...]

Tuberculosis case detected at Bethpage High School, district head says

The district did not say whether the infected individual is a student, teacher or staff member.

Tuberculosis cases confirmed at two Long Island high schools

Two tuberculosis cases have been confirmed at high schools on Long Island. The Nassau County Department of Health informed Bethpage Health School that someone connected to the school had the bacterial infection. Bethpage Union Free School District Superintendent of Schools Dave Schneider wrote in a letter to the school community that the individual was being treated and monitored by health officials. Contact tracing is underway and parents or gu…

Tuberculosis case reported in Bethpage School District

The Bethpage School District has reported that an individual associated with the district’s high school is being treated for tuberculosis, according to a letter sent out to the community by Superintendent David Schneider on Thursday, Feb. 5. “The person is under the supervision of healthcare professionals and is receiving appropriate medical treatment,” he said.   Schneider said Nassau County Health Department officials are working closely with …