800 Tested In Tuberculosis Investigation
Woman Who Tested Positive Released
Posted: 06/08/2012
Last Updated:
349 days ago
Central Indiana health officials have completed investigating a case of tuberculosis in Kokomo after testing 800 people for the disease.The Kokomo Tribune reported that Howard County health officials said Thursday that a local woman who had tested positive for TB has been released from isolation.Nursing coordinator Kathy Oldaker said the woman was isolated from Feb. 22 through May 17.Officials urged people who had visited the O P Nail Spa or the Center Road Laundromat in Kokomo between certain dates to get tested for TB after an employee at the nail salon tested positive for the disease on Feb. 22.Oldaker said 11 people tested positive for latent TB, which isn't transmittable. She said those people were required to receive medical treatment.
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