07/02/2009 02:11 PM | Via: WWAY

Some inmates quarantined while officials wait for remainder of results

Video Body There are more positive tuberculosis tests from people exposed to an inmate at the Brunswick County Jail. Inmates who've tested positive have been quarantined while health officials await the results of the rest of the tests. About 400 people in all have... read the full story

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Health Department [...] or five times a week, enough to bring him to the Health Department for a TB test. Earlier this week, an inmate [...] disease, and he's considered contagious. The Health Department learned of the disease when a former inmate [...]

Brunswick County Jail [...] tests from people exposed to an inmate at the Brunswick County Jail . Inmates who've tested positive have been [...] attorney, Grayson Cheek, is in and out of the Brunswick County Jail about four or five times a week, enough to bring [...]

Brunswick County Health Department [...] But until we do that, yes there's risk,” said Brunswick County Health Department Director Don Yousey. Both the Sheriff's Office [...] 10 percent have come back positive, but the Brunswick County Health Department expects that number to decrease, as more tests [...]

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