Cork TB outbreak rises to 25 cases at school

THE number of primary school children infected with tuberculosis at a Cork school has risen to 25 since screening began over a week ago.

The figure includes five children with full-blown TB and 20 with a latent form of the disease. In addition, approximately 100 children at Ballintemple National School have yet to be screened, so the final figure with TB infection could be substantially higher.

To date, over half of the 220 children attending the school at Crab Lane have been screened, as well as all school staff.