DENVER, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A tuberculosis case was reported at East Lincoln High School Friday.
The Lincoln County Health Department was notified this week of an individual at the school who tested positive for the disease. They did not indicate whether it was a student of staff member affected.
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The county is working with Lincoln County School officials and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services to notify individuals who may have been exposed.
Officials say TB is not immediately life-threatening nor an emergency. There is no action to be taken for individuals unless they are contacted by Lincoln County Health Department and are notified of a potential exposure…