Casino news source: North County Times - http://www.nctimes.com
Barona casino worker diagnosed with TB
By: North County Times -
BARONA ---- County health officials said Friday that they were working with Barona Valley Ranch and Casino officials after a kitchen worker there was diagnosed with tuberculosis ---- but that the risk to the general public was low because the worker did not come in contact with casino visitors.
County interim Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten said in a written statement that casino managers were working with the county to notify anyone who might have been exposed.
Jay Bart, risk manager for the resort and casino, said the worker was sequestered from the public in his kitchen job. Meanwhile, the national Centers for Disease and Control report that tuberculosis can only be spread via the air, and not by contact with food, utensils or other items touched or exposed to an infected person.
County officials said casino workers would be tested next week, to see if they had been exposed during the infection period from Jan. 16 through May 13. |
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