Tuberculosis Cluster

[Black Orchid]

A cluster of tuberculosis cases has been identified at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney.

Five cases of TB have been discovered during whole genome sequencing, the hospital revealed in a statement.

Four of the cases overlapped at the hospital, in a specific timeframe and area within St Vincent’s.

All of the cases are the same strain and genetically identical.

“It is likely that one person, diagnosed at St Vincent’s hospital, has transmitted the infection to two other patients and one staff member while in hospital,” they said in a statement.

“The individual was not known to have TB at the time they were potentially infectious.”

https://7news.com.au/news/nsw/st-vincen ... -c-1128002

I'm not going to say what I'm thinking.

[Bobby]

As if Covid-19 wasn't enough - God help us.

[cods]

A cluster of tuberculosis cases has been identified at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney.

Five cases of TB have been discovered during whole genome sequencing, the hospital revealed in a statement.

Four of the cases overlapped at the hospital, in a specific timeframe and area within St Vincent’s.

All of the cases are the same strain and genetically identical.

“It is likely that one person, diagnosed at St Vincent’s hospital, has transmitted the infection to two other patients and one staff member while in hospital,” they said in a statement.

“The individual was not known to have TB at the time they were potentially infectious.”

https://7news.com.au/news/nsw/st-vincen ... -c-1128002

I'm not going to say what I'm thinking.

would have to be a foreigner from some backward country...shouldnt be too hard to track down....TB is like this virus
easily passed on..

[Texan]

Usually, when we have an outbreak of some obscure disease, it came from Mexico or South America.

[Black Orchid]

We've had lots of TB outbreaks in Sydney and they are all in the Chinese communities/enclaves.