Nepalese student dies of TB in Colorado

Local health department officials are urging Colorado State University-Pueblo students and staff who had close contact with a student who died of tuberculosis in June to be tested again for the communicable disease. The follow-up TB test is only for those individuals who have been identified as having close contact with the victim and who tested negative on the first test administered in late June.
On June 8, CSU-Pueblo international student Kalpana Dangol died of tuberculosis at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. Dangol, a native of Nepal, attended CSU-Pueblo for three semesters, including spring 2007. She never lived on campus and at the time of her death, she was living with her sister in Colorado Springs.
In late June, the Pueblo and El Paso county health departments hosted free TB clinics for the 160 individuals who were identified as having close contact with Dangol. The first clinic was well-attended but those needing the follow-up test have not responded as health officials would like them to. Enough time has passed that if an individual is carrying TB, a test now will show a positive result. "If it shows positive, that doesn't necessarily mean that you have active TB but that you may have been exposed to someone with active TB, a positive result does not necessarily mean a person is contagious, but would indicate the need for further testing and precautionary treatment."
"These services are all free of charge and it's so important, not only for your health but also for your peace of mind."
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