Seven of 172 students, faculty, and staff at Benson Magnet High School in Omaha, Nebraska, who were given blood tests during the past two weeks have tested positive for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection.
WOWT in Omaha reported that 191 students, faculty, and staff were exposed to the disease by a student who was diagnosed with active TB at the school in November. Ten percent of those exposed, or 19 out of 191, did not submit to blood tests, so their TB status remains unknown.
“Two hundred thirty seven of Benson Magnet High School’s 1,273 students, or 18.6 percent, are refugees, according to Omaha Public School’s District English Language Learner/Refugee Report, 2015-16,” Breitbart News reported on December 9.
“Our thorough investigation revealed no further risk of exposure to active TB disease at Benson High School,” Dr. Adi Pour, Douglas County Public Health director, told WOWT.
“Seven individuals were positive for the TB bacteria, but they most likely have latent TB infections. They were contacted by phone and referred to their regular provider for antibiotic treatment to prevent development of TB disease,” Pour added.
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6 comments:
Vaccinate.
Illegal immigrants bring it with them.
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Do you know anything at all about the "vaccine industry"?
It is very dangerous and a boondoggle for Big Pharma.
Thanks Obummer!
That's too bad.
There is no vaccination against TB. Folks who follow our law and immigration process are screened for TB when they apply. Illegals bring it in droves. Who pays the price?
There is drug resistant TB circulating...some really bad stuff! This needs to be stopped at the border. This is why we have an immigration process.
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