THE STATE NOTIFIES PEOPLE WHO HAD CONTACT WITH AN INDIVIDUAL FROM CLOVIS WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY ABOUT 100 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THEY’VE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS ILLNESS. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S T-B PROGRAM MANAGER, DIANA FORTUNE.
FORTUNE TELLS 770 KKOB THE INFECTED PERSON HAD TAKEN PART IN A COMMUNITY CHOIR LAST CHRISTMAS SEASON. SHE SAYS IT TOOK PLACE NOVEMBER 16TH.
FAMILY MEMBERS WERE ALSO NOTIFIED. AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONTINUED TESTING OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ON TUESDAY AT THE CLOVIS PUBLIC LIBRARY. THOSE TESTINGS CONTINUE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH.
