Public health officials are offering tests to some University of Auckland students who were in class with a student carrying infectious tuberculosis. The Auckland Regional Public Health Service has emailed students and staff who took or taught three courses alongside the infected student: MEDSCI203, MEDSCI205 and CHEM390. “TB is not easy to spread as it requires a prolonged exposure to transmit this disease. Students concerned they may have symptoms were asked to contact their GP or the University's Student Health Services. People generally need to live or work closely with an infected person to pick up the disease, the service's website says.

Source: Stuff May 07, 2021 09:36 UTC