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Militant Islamic groups turn to YouTube
Snip: Jeremy Curtin, a U.S. State Department official responsible for monitoring Internet propaganda, said authorities were aware of the footage on sites like YouTube but had not made any real headway in tackling the problem.
TB diagnosed in Portales (TX) milk firm employee
Snip: The state Department of Health contacted DairiConcepts about the employee, company spokeswoman Monica Coleman said Thursday. The company informed its other workers and offered them tests for the contagious disease. DairiConcepts employs more than 100 people.
Snip: A case of bovine tuberculosis has been found in a cull cow feedlot in southeastern South Dakota, according to state veterinarian Sam Holland. It was the first case in the state in more than 35 years.
Two TB cases diagnosed at two schools in two days (FLA)
Snip: For the second day in a row, a Jacksonville student has been diagnosed with tuberculosis.On Thursday, a student at an Eastside school -- R.L. Brown Elementary School -- was diagnosed with TB.
Stroudville (PA) High School to hold meeting on TB
Snip: Stroudsburg High School will hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the confirmed case of pulmonary tuberculosis found at the school. The Department of Health will be on hand to answer questions. So far only one case has been confirmed. People who may have been in contact with the individual are still being tested.
Escambia inmates treated for TB (FLA)
Snip: Some Escambia County inmates were being treated for tuberculosis after another inmate tested positive for the disease, a spokesman for the sheriff's office said. Twenty-four inmates were tested in mid-January, and as many as eight tested positive, Sgt. Mike Ward said.
TB case alarms health officials (NM)
Snip: The state Department of Health is investigating a tuberculosis case at United World College in the northeastern New Mexico town of Montezuma and working to prevent the spread of the disease.
Officials at the college near Las Vegas notified the Department of Health that a student was hospitalized with an infectious form of the disease.
Nail salon clients may have been exposed to TB
Snip: lients of a nail salon may have been in contact with an employee diagnosed with tuberculosis and are being contacted by county health officials.
The employee diagnosed with the disease worked at Lisa's Nails on Broadway near Naples Street and may have exposed co-workers and clients to the disease between Aug. 1 to Jan. 26, said officials with the county's Health and Human Services Agency.
Case of bovine TB threatens entire herd in Colorado
Snip: For the first time since 1974, a reported case of bovine tuberculosis has been found in Colorado. Inspectors say a bull was sold from a Colorado owner in Douglas County to a meat packing facility in San Angelo, Texas.
Surprise TB tests violate rights
Snip: When I attended Purdue, nurses suddenly showing up to class with syringes for use on the students were not called "guest speakers." The times have changed at Purdue, for the worse.
I refer to the practice of deception used last week by a history professor who misled his students into believing that their academic offerings would be enhanced that day by a visiting speaker. Instead, seven nurses performed invasive medical procedures for TB on the captive audience after a single Purdue student was found to have active TB. Is this academic freedom or military-style medicine?
Potential TB cases rise - previous exposures found
Health officials now believe about 700 Purdue community members may have been exposed to tuberculosis.
Case of TB in Twin Cities school
Snip: Health leaders discovered the person was infectious after they learned of the case, and because of that, testing will be done on students and staff. That's good news to some parents.
Snip: Leon County health officials have identified an active tuberculosis infection in a student who attended the Academy of Academics and Technology in Tallahassee. Medical Director Marjorie Kirsch of the Leon County Health Department said Thursday that the student, whose name is being withheld for privacy reasons, has not attended school since the illness began last fall.
Wisconsin Health Official says TB not a risk
Snip: Chris Hovell said although the county has a confirmed TB case and two suspected cases, rumors of an epidemic are false, and people should not worry about contracting the disease. She said the three cases are not related and come from three different high-risk groups. “Rumors are flying about the immigrant population, and it’s just not true,” Hovell said. “TB occurs not just in immigrant populations but also among Americans who travel to other parts of the world. Our cases involve different risk groups.”
Possible TB case at Isabel Elementary (MS)
Snip: There may be an active tuberculosis case at another Jackson school. As of Wednesday afternoon, it had not been confirmed. According to the Jackson Public School District, on Tuesday evening a parent reported to the District that an Isable Elementary School student may have been diagnosed with the disease. Officials at Isable School, next to Jim Hill High School on Isable Street, sent letters home with students to inform parents of the concern.
Local (NV) student diagnosed with TB
Snip: The Southern Nevada Health District will test 200 students who may have been exposed to tuberculosis. A student at Green Valley High School contracted the bacterial infection and the school was alerted last week.
Stuttgart pupil diagnosed with TB - all students to be tested
Snip: Students and teachers at Stuttgart High School will be tested for tuberculosis after a student was diagnosed with the disease. Stuttgart Superintendent Laura Bednar says skin tests will be given to students as a QUOTE "precautionary measure."
San Diego student diagnosed with TB
Snip: School officials have identified 128 students, teachers and staff who were potentially exposed, according to the HHSA. Notification letters were sent to students and parents on Friday.
Snip: Health department officials are not releasing the results of t-b tests done at Blackburn Middle School in Jackson. Health officials returned to the school Tuesday to test students, faculty and staff for possible t-b exposure. Authorities told more than 170 parents and students earlier this month that the one student who tested positive for t-b had been removed from classes and is being treated. The child was at Blackburn last fall. About 550 other students may have been exposed. Friday, WLBT was told the health department will not release the results because they don't want to ostracize the school.
Killer TB could be spreading in Africa
Snip: More than a year after a virulent strain of tuberculosis killed 52 of 53 infected patients in a rural South African hospital, experts say the disease has most likely spread to neighboring countries, and some say urgent action is essential to halt its advance.