US EditionOfficials warn of tuberculosis outbreak at California high school
At least three TB cases triggered mass testing and contact tracing at Archbishop Riordan High School with hybrid learning starting Feb. 9 to limit spread, officials said.
- Following confirmation of a third TB case, Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco canceled classes on Friday, January 30, and shifted to remote and hybrid options, SFDPH said.
- The outbreak traces to an initial case reported Nov. 17, prompting testing on students and staff between January 20 and February 13 due to TB's slow growth and incubation of up to 10 weeks.
- Health officials implemented contact tracing and testing, recommending masking and symptom monitoring while assessing transmission risk as "moderate" during screening.
- Then, beginning Feb. 9, hybrid learning will start and continue through Feb. 20, while all students and staff must test by Feb. 20 or be barred from campus and indoor activities.
- The outbreak affects about 1,150 students and 10 staff, and Dr. Monica Gandhi said TB is treatable but can last months.
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What to know about tuberculosis in the Bay Area after outbreak at high school
The San Francisco Public Health Department has launched a "large-scale TB contact investigation" after a tuberculosis outbreak this week at Archbishop Riordan High School infected at least three students, prompting administrators to cancel classes and basketball games in an attempt to stop its spread.
Officials warn of tuberculosis outbreak at California high school
A private Bay Area Catholic high school is dealing with an outbreak of tuberculosis, according to city health officials and multiple media reports. As of last week, there have been three active cases of the airborne bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs, with the first case at Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco reported in November, KTLA’s sister station KRON [...]
Catholic high school in SF cancels in-person classes due to tuberculosis outbreak
(KRON) -- In-person classes at a Catholic high school in San Francisco have been canceled due to a tuberculosis outbreak. In a letter sent to the community, Archbishop Riordan High School President Tim Reardon said classes on campus will be canceled on Friday as the school prepares for "modified instruction." Next week, Riordan's classes will be "asynchronous," which means there will be no live instruction. Students will be assigned homework for…
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