PREGNANT. FOR THE FIRST TIME. JUST IN TO THE NEWSROOM, RANDOLPH COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH IS CONFIRMING A POSITIVE CASE OF TUBERCULOSIS IN ONE PERSON AT EASTERN RANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOL. NOW, THE POSITIVE CASE HAS NOT BEEN IN ATTENDANCE AT THE SCHOOL SINCE LATE APRIL. EASTERN RANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION. TH
Tuberculosis case reported at high school in North Carolina
A positive case of tuberculosis (TB) has been identified at a school in Randolph County. Leaders with the Randolph County Public Health system said the case was identified at Eastern Randolph High School. They said the person who has TB has not been in attendance at the school since late April. Health officials said students and staff have been made aware of the case. Health leaders said they’re working closely with the Randolph County School System and with the State of North Carolina TB Consultants/Experts to identify individuals who may have been exposed to the positive case.Top StoriesLuis Miranda Jr. reflects on giving, the arts and his son Lin-Manuel in new memoirParkland High School student injured after gun fires from backpack, juvenile charged, deputies say’There’s no words to describe the grief’: Two local women grieving after highway accidentGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereThey said individuals who have come in close contact will be notified of the potential exposure and that they will be provided with the next steps to test for TB. Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.
A positive case of tuberculosis (TB) has been identified at a school in Randolph County.
Leaders with the Randolph County Public Health system said the case was identified at Eastern Randolph High School. They said the person who has TB has not been in attendance at the school since late April. Health officials said students and staff have been made aware of the case. Health leaders said they’re working closely with the Randolph County School System and with the State of North Carolina TB Consultants/Experts to identify individuals who may have been exposed to the positive case.
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They said individuals who have come in close contact will be notified of the potential exposure and that they will be provided with the next steps to test for TB.
Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.
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