Public Health Update on TB in Primary School in Cork City [hse.ie]
- Published: 15 September 2010
The Department of Public Health, HSE South confirms that all of the schoolchildren and staff who returned to the primary school at the centre of the TB outbreak investigation on Mon 6th Sept have undergone screening (apart from the new Junior Infant class who were not previously part of the school population). An outbreak control team has been coordinating the investigation, with the absolute cooperation of school management. Parents, staff and school have been kept updated throughout the investigation.
Six cases of active TB among children have been confirmed. No adult case of active TB was detected. All of the children with active TB are being followed up by consultant paediatricians. They are on treatment and are not currently infectious (i.e. not contagious).
Thirty-one children and three adults were diagnosed with latent TB infection. Latent TB is not an infectious condition.
Other children, or staff, are not at risk from contact with either the cases of active TB or latent TB.
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