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2 UW Tacoma students infected with tuberculosis

By Kenny Ocker, The News Tribune
Published: November 1, 2016, 9:53pm

Two University of Washington Tacoma students have been infected with tuberculosis, so the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is telling students and faculty to make sure they get tested.

The department announced Tuesday in a news release that it will conduct testing Nov. 7 and 8 on the UWT campus, with results available two days after the test.

The department learned of the first case, a Pierce County resident, in April, and of the second, a King County resident, in September.

Both cases were considered to be a low exposure risk to the public, the department said.

Already, 238 people, mainly students, have been notified and told they should get tested for tuberculosis.

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