Tuberculosis Case Found at Brookline Day Care Center

Brookline, MA – A case of tuberculosis has been found at a child care center in Brookline, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said in a statement Tuesday.

The DPH is closely monitoring the case, identified at Tiny World Child Care, alongside town officials and the Tiny World community. According to the statement, tuberculosis is preventable and treatable, and transmission of it is very uncommon in this type of case.

In accordance with standard procedure, the DPH said it has notified those who might have been exposed and is offering recommended testing.

People who test positive for tuberculosis have a 5 to 10 percent chance of developing active tuberculosis disease spread during their lifetime; treatment of the infection as a result of a positive test can prevent this from occurring, according to the DPH.

Patch reached out to Tiny World Child Care, but a representative from the school was not immediately available for comment.

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