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Nova Scotia Health confirms tuberculosis case at child care facility
The Nova Scotia Health Authority announced that cases of tuberculosis have been confirmed at child care facilities in the province's central region, which includes Halifax, the Eastern Shore and Windsor-West Hants.
Health officials declined to say which facility was affected, citing privacy reasons, but sent a letter to families and staff at the orphanage informing them about the incident and saying the risk of infection was low, which was then shared widely on social media.
“We're seeing a lot of infections in the region,” Dr. Ryan Somers, senior regional medical officer of health for the Central region, said in an interview with CBC. Information Morning Halifax Nova Scotia experiences between 10 and 20 cases of tuberculosis each year, the province said Thursday.
“Tuberculosis is probably one of the most common infectious diseases in the world,” Sommers said. “One in three people on the planet has had tuberculosis at some point in their life.”
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that often affects the lungs and can be spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. But unlike other infectious diseases such as COVID-19 or measles, TB requires repeated exposure over a long period of time to spread, Sommers said. Those most at risk, he said, are those who live with an infected person.
Nova Scotia Health said it is assessing the risk of infection for all children and staff at child care facilities. It said families of children and staff identified as needing further testing will be contacted to set up appointments. It said the risk level of people who have not been contacted by the health authority is deemed “very low.”
“While the risk of infection is low, if a child or staff member develops symptoms such as a new or persistent cough (2-3 weeks), fever, night sweats, swollen lymph nodes, severe headache, confusion, drowsiness, or weight loss/failure to gain appropriate weight, they should seek medical attention and notify their health care provider of possible recent TB exposure,” the health department's letter to families said.
The Nova Scotia Ministry of Health said tuberculosis is a preventable, treatable and curable disease.
Somers said no other cases have been traced to the children's home.
Health officials said in an email to CBC News that there is no risk of tuberculosis to the public and therefore “no public notification directly related to this matter is necessary.”
Somers said TB vaccinations are available but are typically only given to people considered high-risk, and that Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization does not recommend a universal vaccination program against TB because the number of cases is too low.
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