Department of Health confirms Alice student contracted tuberculosis

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – An Alice High School student has tested positive for tuberculosis, the Department of State Health Services confirmed to 3NEWS Thursday morning. Mauro Ruiz, a program manager for DSHS said that TB testing teams are on site at the Alice High School campus, working with individuals they believe were likely exposed to the communicable disease.

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