Sixteen Test Positive for Tuberculosis at California High School
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Creatas/Thinkstock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Sixteen people tested positive for Tuberculosis at a California high school, the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services said Friday night.
The testing was done as part of an investigation launched after one student was diagnosed with the active tuberculosis disease. The first case was announced on Feb. 1.
Of the 155 students and staff at Florin High School, 16 tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis. Those individuals will be evaluated further using chest X-rays and will be given preventative treatment. Further testing will be conducted in eight to 10 weeks, as it may take that long to develop a reaction to the test.
The SCDHHS informed residents that the latent form of tuberculosis is not infectious, but that preventative treatment is necessary to stop the disease from progressing to its active form.
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