Health officials in the Charlotte area are investigating a case of active tuberculosis at a local high school.
The Lincoln County Health Department says it is working with state and local partners to identify and notify anyone who may have been exposed to the bacteria at East Lincoln High School.
The news comes after 31 cases of active TB were reported in Mecklenburg County earlier this year, WSOC reported. (For comparison, there were 37 cases of TB in the county in all of 2023.)…