Silver Spring TB Cases Spur Testing at School, Federal Complex FINAL Edition

• Published in: The Washington post
• Main Authors: Weil, Martin, Beyers, Dan
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post 19.04.1997
• Subjects: EDUCATION; Medical screening; Tuberculosis; Silver Spring Maryland

Tuberculosis tests began in mid-Apr 1997 for employees at a federal complex in Silver Spring MD after the death of a security guard who worked there. In a separate development, authorities planned to test some students at a local high school after the disease was found in a classmate.