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TB outbreak hits 30 schoolgirls | TB outbreak hits 30 schoolgirls |
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An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) at a Birmingham school is being investigated, the BBC has learned. | An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) at a Birmingham school is being investigated, the BBC has learned. |
Pupils at Birchfield Independent School for Girls were tested after a pupil and one of their relatives were diagnosed with the disease. | Pupils at Birchfield Independent School for Girls were tested after a pupil and one of their relatives were diagnosed with the disease. |
Health officials said 30 pupils at the school, which teaches an Islamic curriculum, had tested positive for TB. | |
The school, in Beacon Hill, Aston, confirmed the outbreak but has refused to comment further. | |
A pupil contracted TB last summer and was successfully treated, but another family member later became ill. | A pupil contracted TB last summer and was successfully treated, but another family member later became ill. |
Antibiotic treatments | |
The decision to test pupils at the school was taken in February. | The decision to test pupils at the school was taken in February. |
Dr Andrew Rouse, a consultant in public health, said there was no need for the public to be alarmed. | Dr Andrew Rouse, a consultant in public health, said there was no need for the public to be alarmed. |
He said the patients were being treated at the Birmingham Chest Clinic and the Birmingham Children's Hospital. | He said the patients were being treated at the Birmingham Chest Clinic and the Birmingham Children's Hospital. |
The girls at the school who have the disease will undergo six antibiotic treatments. | |
Birchfield provides education for girls aged between 11 and 16. | Birchfield provides education for girls aged between 11 and 16. |