The Douglas County Health Department has confirmed an active case of tuberculosis at a local YMCA. The health department is investigating his more than 500 possible infections that may have occurred at his day care, the Westview YMCA drop-in near 156th Street and Summit Plaza. The possible infections may have occurred between late spring and late October, and DCHD will continue to investigate the patient’s whereabouts while they were contagious to understand the possibility of further infections. DCHD will notify parents of children who had close contact with the patient and others who may have been exposed. Close contact is considered one or more times when she spends an extended period of time with a contagious person who spreads germs through coughing. Clinics in Nebraska will be held Saturday and Sunday to test children under 4 who may have been exposed. DCHD will also be holding a clinic at the YMCA from November 15th to 17th. Douglas County has 15 confirmed cases in 2022 and 15 cases through September of this year, according to the health department. In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 8,000 cases in the United States. What is tuberculosis? Here are the symptoms and everything you need to know about this disease. Click here for the full text. Symptoms of tuberculosis include a cough that lasts for several weeks, chest pain, coughing up blood or sputum, weakness/fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, chills, fever, and night sweats. The disease progresses rapidly. Therefore, DCHD said this case would be treated a little differently if it involved only adults. An information line is available to parents whose children may have been infected. Parents should call 402-444-3400. According to DCHD, this is not a directed health measure at this time. It simply “indicates the seriousness of the situation.” Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
The Douglas County Health Department has confirmed an active case of tuberculosis at a local YMCA.
The health department is investigating more than 500 possible infections that may have occurred at the Westview YMCA drop-in daycare near 156th Street and Summit Plaza.
The possible infections may have occurred between late spring and late October, and DCHD will continue to investigate the patient’s whereabouts while they were contagious to understand the possibility of further infections.
DCHD will notify parents of children who had close contact with the patient and other potentially exposed children.
Close contact refers to spending one or more extended periods of time with a contagious person who can spread germs through coughing.
Children’s Nebraska plans to hold clinics Saturday and Sunday to test children 4 and under who may have been exposed.
DCHD will also be holding a clinic at the YMCA from November 15th to 17th.
Douglas County has 15 confirmed cases in 2022 and 15 cases through September of this year, according to the health department. In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 8,000 cases in the United States.
What is tuberculosis? Here are the symptoms and everything you need to know about this disease. Click here for the full text.
Symptoms of tuberculosis include a cough that lasts for several weeks, chest pain, coughing up blood or sputum, weakness/fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, chills, fever, and night sweats.
Because the disease progresses rapidly in children, DCHD said this case would be treated a little differently if it involved only adults.
An information line is available to parents with children who may have been exposed. Parents may call her at 402-444-3400.
DCHD said this is not a directed health measure at this time. It simply “indicates the seriousness of the situation.”
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