#Bahamas, November 18, 2017 – Nassau – The Ministry of Health and the Department of Public Health wish to inform the public that we have an active investigation at the R.M. Bailey School in New Providence for tuberculosis in a student.
Beginning tomorrow our public health team will be on the campus. All teachers and staff at R.M. Bailey will be screened. All students will be offered screening for exposure to the germ tuberculosis over the coming week. Parents are asked to send school health forms along with completed and signed consent forms for public health staff to commence Mantoux testing. Your child will not receive a Mantoux test without this completed and signed consent form.
The Mantoux is a skin test that would tell if you have had exposure to TB. Your test will be read 48 to 72 hours after the test is done and results given to you. The skin test will be negative if there has been no exposure. If it is positive we will advise you further. We will update you on the progress we are making.
If the public has any questions they are encouraged to contact the Surveillance Unit at 376-1103, 376-3970 or 502-4705.
Press Release: Bahamas Ministry of Health
