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DPH reports TB cases at Archbishop Reardon High School; officials urge targeted testing and treatment
Summary
San Francisco Public Health officials reported multiple TB cases linked to Archbishop Reardon High School and said testing of about 1,200 students and 200 staff identified roughly 50 latent cases; the department emphasized contact tracing, treatment for latent infection and targeted public messaging.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health updated the Health Commission on a cluster of tuberculosis cases linked to Archbishop Reardon High School, saying an initial active case detected late last year prompted testing of roughly 1,200 students and 200 staff and has so far identified about 50 latent TB infections.
"We started working with the school immediately to begin testing of all 1,200 students and 200…
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