Calgary Health Region issues TB alert

by pwalmsley | June 4, 2007 at 11:09 am

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And in this week's installment of "Who's Got TB?":

Calgary health officials are trying to track down about 200 people who may have been exposed to pulmonary tuberculosis in a hospital emergency room two months ago.

People who were in the emergency room of the Peter Lougheed Centre on March 27 may have been in contact with an infected patient, the Calgary Health Region announced Friday.

Letters are going out to any recorded patients, encouraging them to come forward for testing. The potential health risk is low, said a health region spokesperson.

Hunker down in your bunkers, people. Also, stock up on shotgun shells for the coming TB zombie invasion. Wal-Mart should have a good deal on them (all I could find on their website is a fetching shotgun shell box (w/ tray) for the everyday low price of $27.21).

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