{"id":120885,"date":"2024-11-01T16:15:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T09:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120885"},"modified":"2024-11-01T16:15:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T09:15:50","slug":"tuberculosis-test-results-released-for-walton-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=120885","title":{"rendered":"Tuberculosis test results released for Walton High School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Cobb &amp; Douglas Public Health returned the test results on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>MARIETTA, Ga. \u2014 After hundreds of students and staff at Walton High School in Marietta were tested on Tuesday due to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/tb\/about\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0possible tuberculosis (TB) exposure<\/a>, none received positive results, officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p><strong class=\"cms__embed-related-story\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/local\/walton-high-possible-tuberculosis-exposure\/85-aeb5b8f1-905f-400b-9cb2-241f3c5ed4b9\" class=\"cms__embed-related-story__link\">Hundreds of students, staff at Walton High School get tested after possible tuberculosis exposure: Officials<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>According to Cobb &amp; Douglas Public Health (CDPH), its agency and the Walton High School administration identified those who may have been exposed to TB germs and administered a mandatory Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The possible exposure came after one person tested positive for the disease, CDPH said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Although it was originally reported that approximately 300 people had been identified, only around 200 students and faculty tested through CDPH.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The agency said on Thursday that none of those individuals had tested positive. They will be required to do a confirmatory test in eight to 10 weeks and will be notified by the school with the date and time for that second test.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>CDPH said that those who did not get tested on Tuesday must get tested by a private physician. Before they are allowed to return to school, they will be responsible for providing a written report on a physician&#8217;s office letterhead verifying the test was completed with the date and result.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Following the announcement on Tuesday about a need for testing, a spokesperson for Cobb County Schools said the district &#8220;continues to work closely with the local public health department to protect student and staff health while respecting medical privacy.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p><strong id=\"isPasted\"><em>News happens fast. 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