Extended screening for toddlers in TB scare

THE Health Service Executive (HSE) has taken the unusual step of requesting chest X-rays for two groups of toddlers who tested negative for TB at two Cork creches.

The decision to request additional chest X-rays also applies to 12 staff members at Nurture Childcare, in Douglas, Cork city, who also tested negative.

The extended screening follows confirmation last Thursday of a case of TB in a staff member at Nurture Childcare, bringing to 12 the number of confirmed cases in the past month.