Officials confirm tuberculosis outbreak at San Francisco private school

The San Francisco Department of Public Health said the risk of TB transmission at the high school was "moderate" during the ...

TB outbreak hits posh SF private school — forcing events to be cancelled and calls for masks

A tuberculosis outbreak has struck a ritzy private Catholic school in San Francisco, where a least three people were ...
Hoodline

TB Scare Shakes Riordan High As Three Cases Tied To Campus

Three active tuberculosis cases tied to Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco’s Westwood Park neighborhood have prompted a full-court press from campus leaders and city health officials, who ...
Healthline

Can a Blood Test Show Tuberculosis (TB)?

A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood test ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Tuberculosis test results come back for possibly exposed Cobb County students

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Hundreds of students and staff members at Cobb County's Walton High School have received their test results after they were possibly exposed to tuberculosis. Cobb and Douglas County ...
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CRISPR test could make tuberculosis screening as simple as a mouth swab

The test also showed high sensitivity in detecting TB in respiratory (93%), pediatric stool (83%) and adult spinal fluid samples (93%). With children, HIV patients and those with extrapulmonary TB ...
Mission Local

Classes canceled at Riordan High in S.F. amid tuberculosis outbreak

Students ordered to stay home starting Friday and attend classes online via Zoom while they complete TB testing ...