"In an emailed statement to SFGATE, department officials said all students and staff at Archbishop Riordan High School are being tested for TB and they have implemented contact tracing to stop the outbreak from spreading. "SFDPH is also providing ongoing medical and public health guidance to reduce the risk of transmission, including recommendations for symptom monitoring, masking indoors, and adjustments to certain indoor activities while screening continues," department officials said in the statement. "These measures are being implemented in close consultation with the school and will be updated as new information becomes available.""
"The San Francisco Department of Public Health and officials from the high school have taken steps to help prevent the disease from spreading further in the school. All students and staff are required to undergo TB testing by Feb. 20 or they will be barred from campus. Any student or staff member wanting to attend off-campus activities that take place indoors will need to have tested negative. Masks are also strongly recommended to avoid the spread of disease."
San Francisco Department of Public Health is investigating an active tuberculosis outbreak at Archbishop Riordan High School after at least three individuals became ill. All students and staff are being tested and contact tracing has been initiated, with screening that began Jan. 20 following an initial case reported Nov. 17. The risk of transmission at the school is considered moderate during the testing phase. SFDPH recommends symptom monitoring, indoor masking, and adjustments to certain indoor activities while screening continues. All students and staff must complete TB testing by Feb. 20 or be barred from campus; negative tests are required for indoor off-campus activities.
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