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    CA. Riverside Student Diagnosed With Tuberculosis update

    Sep 29, 2008 6:12 pm US/Pacific
    Riverside Student Diagnosed With Tuberculosis
    RIVERSIDE A female senior at John W. North High School in Riverside has been diagnosed with tuberculosis prompting health officials to ask students who have come in contact with the student to go for a TB screening.

    "We're working very closely with the Riverside County Department of Public Health, following their protocol and guidance on what to do," said Dianne Pavia, spokeswoman for the Riverside Unified School District.

    "This is very rare. I've been in the district four years now, and this is the first (TB) case I've seen."

    The female student, who has been absent from school since Sept. 12, is "responding well to treatment" at a Riverside hospital, according to Pavia.

    County Public Health Director Dr. Eric Frykman said officials are identifying students and staff at North High who were in "close and prolonged contact with the student" during the roughly three weeks she was in attendance.

    The fall term began little more than a month ago.

    According to Frykman, 55 TB cases have been documented in Riverside
    County this year.

    There were 80 cases reported last year, he said.

    According to the Centers for Disease Control, TB is a bacteria-born illness transmitted through the air when a patient coughs or sneezes.

    Some people develop latent TB infections that don't reveal any serious symptoms. But other times, it progresses to an advanced stage, with sometimes fatal consequences, according to the CDC.

    Active TB is often marked by physical weakening, mucus-producing coughs, feverishness and weight loss, health officials said.

    Pavia said county Department of Public Health staff will be at North High Wednesday to perform TB screenings on students, teachers and others at the school who were in close proximity to the TB-infected student.

    Pavia estimated that as many as 200 students may have been in classes
    with the girl. But the RUSD spokeswoman said anyone can request a screening if they're concerned.
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    TB testing recommended for select group at North High School



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    10:00 PM PDT on Monday, September 29, 2008

    By SHIRIN PARSAVAND
    The Press-Enterprise

    Public health officials are recommending 150 students and staff members at North High School in Riverside be tested for tuberculosis after a student there was diagnosed with an active case of the disease.

    The student has not been at school since the second week of September. The student is being treated and is expected to make a full recovery, according to the Riverside County Department of Public Health.

    The risk of disease transmission is low even for the students and staff who received letters Monday recommending they be tested, said Barbara Cole, director of disease control for the Riverside County Department of Public Health.

    The health department worked with school officials to identify students who were in "close and prolonged contact" with the tuberculosis patient. That would include students and teachers who were in a class or participated in an activity with the patient, Cole said.

    "They're looking at all the ways someone would have ongoing contact, and those are the people who are being notified," Cole said.

    Health officials did not identify the patient or treatment facility.

    The case is the first involving a school in Riverside County this year. This year55 tuberculosis cases have been identified in the county. Eighty were reported in 2007.

    Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease that typically affects the lungs. Those with active tuberculosis in the lungs or upper respiratory tract are contagious and must be isolated until medical officials determine they no longer are contagious.

    Treatment requires at least six months of antibiotics, but patients sometimes are able to resume normal activities before then if an evaluation shows they are no longer contagious, Cole said.

    More information on tuberculosis is available by calling the health department at 951- 358-5107 or visiting www. rivco-diseasecontrol.org

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    TB Scares Reported at 2 SoCal High Schools

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    September 30, 2008

    LOS ANGELES -- Public health officials are working to identify and screen students and staff at John W. North High School in Riverside and at Wilson High School in Long Beach who came into contact with tuberculosis-infected students.

    A number of students and staff "may have had significant exposure, and notifications are being mailed to the parents of those students," according to a warning from the city Health Department.

    Health officials notified the Riverside School District Friday that a senior at the school had been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, Pavia said.

    The girl, who has been absent from school since Sept. 12, is "responding well to treatment" at a Riverside hospital, according to Pavia.

    In Long Beach, a case of tuberculosis has been confirmed at Wilson High School.

    The identity of the person with TB was not revealed.

    TB is a bacterial illness transmitted through the air when a patient coughs or sneezes.

    Some people develop latent TB infections that don't reveal any serious symptoms. But other times, it progresses to an advanced stage, with sometimes fatal consequences.

    Active TB is often marked by physical weakness, mucus-producing coughs, fever and weight loss.

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