Alberta Health Services notifying people in South Zone of potential TB exposure
BROOKS, AB — Alberta Health Services is following protocol, and notifying people in the South Zone who might have been exposed to a confirmed case of tuberculosis.
In a news release posted on Wednesday, AHS says the exposure was in a school setting in Brooks. They are not naming the school for privacy reasons, and are working to notify people who may have been exposed.
Dr. Vivien Suttorp, medical officer of health for the South Zone, says there is no risk to the general public at this time.