US EditionA Man Infected with Tuberculosis Died at the National Hospital.
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At least eight employees at the Fossvogur emergency room in Reykjavík have been exposed to tuberculosis, but they are neither sick nor contagious. It is possible that they contracted the bacterial infection many years ago.
Rafn Benediktsson, director of emergency, medical and rehabilitation services at Landspítali, says that no confirmed cases of clinical or infectious tuberculosis have occurred at Landspítali. However, some people have been exposed to tuberculosis and have thus tested positive for the antibody test used to screen for tuberculosis. "No one is clinically ill, no one is contagious and there is no epidemic," says Rafn. Has no impact on the hospital's…
At least eight employees at the emergency room at Landspítali in Fossvogur have tested positive for tuberculosis. Among those infected are a doctor, nurses and a receptionist.
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