Two people in Clark County have tested positive for TB, and hundreds of others have been notified of their TB infection. The Clark County Health Department announced that it became aware of a tuberculosis exposure at Clark Memorial Health in late July/early August. Clark Memorial Health has confirmed that one employee has tested positive for tuberculosis. Officials said more than 500 patients had been notified of tuberculosis. They said several hospital staff were infected and testing was offered to infected staff. The Clark County Health Department set up clinics for multiple days from August 7-10. At the clinic, 60 people were tested and two tested positive. “We are working closely with the Indiana Department of Health and the Clark County Department of Health to ensure appropriate infectious disease testing, including conducting contact tracing to identify and test individuals who may have been infected,” the Clark Memorial said in a statement. We are following protocol,” he said. After this, health authorities began contact tracing and further monitoring. He told WLKY that health officials are still monitoring the epidemic and that the public should not be concerned unless they are notified otherwise.
Two people in Clark County have tested positive for TB, and hundreds of others have been notified of their TB infection.
The Clark County Health Department said it became aware of a TB infection at Clark Memorial Hospital in late July and early August.
Clark Memorial Health has confirmed that one employee has tested positive for tuberculosis.
Officials said more than 500 patients were notified of the infection by letter on August 2.
He said several hospital workers had become infected and tests had been carried out on infected workers.
The Clark County Health Department set up a multi-day clinic from Aug. 7-10 so that infected people can get tested.
At the clinic, 60 people were tested and two tested positive.
“We are working closely with the Indiana Department of Health and the Clark County Department of Health to ensure appropriate infectious disease testing, including conducting contact tracing to identify and test individuals who may have been infected,” the Clark Memorial said in a statement. We are following protocol,” he said. .
After this, health authorities began contact tracing and further monitoring.
He told WLKY that health officials continue to monitor the epidemic and the public should not be concerned unless there is special communication.