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After an Ada High School student in Ada, Okla., recently
tested positive for TB, State and Pontotoc County Health Department officials
went to the school to screen 200 students, staff, and family members for TB as
a precautionary measure, according to Amy Hill, administrative program manager
for the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
Officials also planned to follow up with more screening in
three months since it could sometimes take that long for the immune system to
respond to the virus.
Ada City Schools Superintendent Pat Harrison said the
September 3 testing went smoothly and health department officials addressed
many of the parents’ and students’ concerns. Harrison also noted that the
school would not allow the originally diagnosed student to return to class
until the school received doctor’s clearance.
