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UNLV School of Nursing employee tests positive for TB, health investigation underway
Health officials say exposure risk is likely limited to people with prolonged close contact, and about 70 active TB cases are reported yearly in Clark County.
The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) issued an advisory Friday after a UNLV School of Nursing employee tested positive for active tuberculosis (TB).According to the alert, the employee works at the university's Shadow Lane Campus, in a non-clinical classroom setting."Based on the preliminary information available, the exposure risk is likely limited to individuals who had prolonged or repeated close contact with the employee," said SNHD.TB…