Person diagnosed with tuberculosis used MTS bus

by Maureen Robertson on Oct 3 2011

An individual recently diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) may have exposed others to the disease, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reported on Monday.

The individual rode Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) bus route 860.The county is working with MTS officials to notify individuals who were possibly exposed.

The period of exposure is from June 1, 2011, to Sept. 14, 2011. Persons who traveled on the 6:35 a.m. express bus (route 860) from Carmel Mountain Ranch toward downtown or who rode the 4:10 p.m. express (route 860) from Pacific Highway and Grape toward North County were potentially exposed.

“Symptoms of active TB include persistent cough, fever, night sweats and unexplained weight loss,â€