3rd Salisbury University Student Diagnosed With Tuberculosis

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) -- Health officials say a third Salisbury University student has been diagnosed with tuberculosis.

The Wicomico County Health Department and the university are working to test others at the school.

It is the third time in recent months that a case has been diagnosed at the university. One student was diagnosed in October and a second was diagnosed last month.  Officials say the latest student to be diagnosed is under medical care and is no longer attending classes.

Health officials are asking anyone who may have been in close contact with the student, including classmates, to accept a free tuberculin skin testing. County Health Officer Lori Brewster says the best way to avoid transmission of tuberculosis is testing and treatment if the test is positive.

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