tuberculosis

Officials: 26 TB cases from Grand Forks outbreak

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota health officials say a total of 26 cases of active tuberculosis have been linked to an outbreak that originated in the Grand Forks area.

By Associated Press , May 16, 2013

More cases of TB diagnosed in Grand Forks

Health officials have identified more people diagnosed with an outbreak of tuberculosis in Grand Forks.

November 20, 2012

TB testing planned at ND school

January 18, 2011

TB test is big diagnosis advance

Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it’s resistant to the main drug for treating it.

By By Marilynn Marchione, The Associated Press , September 07, 2010

New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB

Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.

By By Marilynn Marchione, The Associated Press , September 01, 2010

Patients exposed to tuberculosis

FARGO (AP) — Sanford Health is trying to contact dozens of patients and employees who may have been exposed to active tuberculosis through a doctor who’s been diagnosed with the illness.

August 28, 2010

N.D. doctor may have exposed dozens to tuberculosis

FARGO (AP) — Sanford Health is trying to contact dozens of patients and employees who may have been exposed to active tuberculosis through a doctor who's been diagnosed with the illness.

August 27, 2010

Neb. officials help investigate S.D. bovine TB scare

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska agriculture officials don't believe the case of bovine tuberculosis found in South Dakota this week is linked to the case found in northeast Nebraska last year.

January 06, 2010

S.D. case of bovine TB confirmed

The South Dakota Animal Industry Board says a 3-year-old cow from a Yankton County herd has been infected with bovine tuberculosis.

January 06, 2010

N.D. to revisit cattle imports

North Dakota is revisiting restrictions it placed on cattle imports from Minnesota nearly two years ago after bovine tuberculosis was detected in deer and cattle herds there, a state official said.

By By Blake Nicholson, The Associated Press , December 16, 2009

N.D. to revist restrictions on Minn. cattle imports

North Dakota is revisiting restrictions it placed on cattle imports from Minnesota nearly two years ago after bovine tuberculosis was detected in deer and cattle herds there, a state official said.

December 15, 2009

Investigator to protect N.D. from animal diseases

With the threat of bovine tuberculosis to the east and brucellosis to the west, North Dakota animal health officials have added another precaution against new animal diseases entering the state. The state Board of Animal Health has hired a field investigator, a first for North Dakota. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said Justin Maddock, who has worked as a livestock producer and a government administrator, will help the state ward off diseases that can have devastating effects on livestock.

By By Blake Nicholson, The Associated Press , August 18, 2009

Hundreds of Ill. patients may be exposed to TB

Hundreds of patients and staff at three Chicago-area hospitals may have been exposed to tuberculosis by a contagious health care worker, officials said Friday.

April 11, 2009

Bovine TB test results still weeks away

Testing of a southwestern North Dakota cattle herd for bovine tuberculosis has been expanded to include four neighboring herds, and might stretch into late spring or early summer because of bad weather and calving season.

By By Blake Nicholson, The Associated Press , February 14, 2009

N.D. won’t lift cattle import restrictions

North Dakota is not ready to relax import restrictions on Minnesota cattle because of fears over bovine tuberculosis. Producers and state officials are worried that importing Minnesota cattle could harm North Dakota’s tuberculosis-free status, which it has held since 1976.

By By James MacPherson, The Associated Press , December 18, 2008