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Officials: Durham high school student has tuberculosis

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Tuesday, October 17, 2017
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DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) -- The Durham County Department of Public Health has confirmed a student from Northern High School has tuberculosis.

The student has initiated treatment but has been isolated at home until he/she is no longer infectious.

Parents of teenagers who may have been in contact with the infected student have been notified.

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