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3/16 - GCHD learned
of a physician-diagnosed
case of infectious
Active Tuberculosis (TB)
Disease in a person
associated with Flint
Central Academy
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3/16-3/19 – GCHD
organized a response team
and prepared for testing of
close contacts within the
school
-
3/19 - GCHD met with
principals of Flint Central
Academy along with the
teachers identified as close
contacts to inform them of
the situation
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3/20 – GCHD met with
all school teachers to
inform them of the situation
and the plan to send a
letter home with all
students
-
3/21 – GCHD and sent
letter home with all Flint
Central students with
information about the
situation and to inform
students and parents
of the testing of close
contacts
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3/22 – GCHD held a
press conference to inform
the public of the situation
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3/22 – GCHD's Medical
Director sent a letter to
all Genesee County school
superintendents informing
them of the situation at
Central
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3/23 – GCHD's Medical
Director sent a letter to
community physicians to
inform them of the situation
and that some parents may
seek skin testing from their
primary care physician
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3/27 –
GCHD held a clinic
at Central for first round
testing of close contacts
(Link
to explanation of GCHD TB
Investigation
procedures)
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4/2 – GCHD held a
second
clinic at Central for first
round testing of close
contacts
-
4/9 – GCHD held a
second
press conference to discuss
test results from initial
round of testing
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5/22
– GCHD held a second round
of testing to give close
contacts a second skin test
-
5/29 – GCHD held a
second clinic
to give close contacts a
second skin test
-
6/04 - GCHD sent a
press release to disclose
test results from second
round of testing and the
next steps of the
investigation
-
6/04-Present - GCHD
is conducting home visits to
encourage testing of those
close contacts who have not
yet been tested
