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66 inmates may be exposed to tuberculosis
By thenewstribune.com- Bob Young
Published: 03/16/2017

Sixty-six inmates in the King County Jail system are being screened for tuberculosis after an inmate was diagnosed with infectious TB.

The infected inmate came in contact with other inmates and staff between Nov. 20, when he was admitted to the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, and March 1, when he was determined to be infectious, a King County health department spokesman said.

The inmate has been receiving antibiotic treatment in the jail infirmary, spokesman James Apa said, and is not at risk of infecting others.

Public-health officials are figuring out which staff members were exposed enough to the infected inmate to require screening, Apa said. There is no indication at this point that staff were infected.

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