TB Case Reported at Chesapeake Academy
Fewer than 10 students and staff have tested positive on a tuberculosis skin test since February.
An investigation is underway at the Chesapeake Academy in Arnold, where a school worker tested positive for active tuberculosis (TB) in February. The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is investigating the case, and some students and staff at the private elementary school have tested positive for TB exposure on a skin test performed either by the health department or a private physician. The school's gymnasium is the central location of the health department's contact investigation, said Dr. Kelly Sipe Russo, deputy health officer of the Anne Arundel County Department of Health. Russo said the investigative process is “dynamic, methodical and deliberate,” when zeroing in on the contact points of the carrier. She said the circle of …
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