The Department of Public Health is investigating two cases of tuberculosis in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, according to a notice from Dr. Baldwin Carey, Director of Public Health.
As part of the protocol for investigating tuberculosis in the Bahamas Dr. Carey said it is recommended that persons who have direct contact with individuals who are confirmed cases of tuberculosis should be screened by Mantoux skin testing and a chest x-ray to identify exposure and detect other potential cases.
“At this time the Department of Public Health had screened all possible contacts and further investigations are being conducted. The Department will provide updates as soon as possible,” said Dr. Carey.
TB usually occurs as pneumonia, but TB can also occur in the brain, back, knee, lymph nodes, or other organs and bones.
TB is spread by breathing air that some one with TB has coughed out. Not everyone who breathes this air will catch TB.
Source: Rupert Missick, The Tribune
