Dallas County Health and Human Services is closely monitoring two tuberculosis cases at a Dallas ISD campus.
According to DCHHS, those two cases involve two W.T. White High School students who are brothers.
A spokesperson for the department said that the two contracted tuberculosis from their father possibly six to eight months ago.
DCHHS added that the two students have been receiving medication for a little more than two months and that they've been attending classes since school started on August 20.
However, a spokesperson told WFAA that parents weren't notified about the situation until August 31.
DCHHS said that there was a lapse in notifying parents due to an unknown computer issue with Dallas the Independent School District.
The department also said that the district didn't have contact information for every student yet due to it being the start of the school year.
Nevertheless, DCHHS added that the two brothers are not contagious. A spokesperson said that screenings will be done with students and faculty on Wednesday out of precaution.
They'll be done at no costs to parents, and will involve about 160 students who have come into contact with the two students.
The health department said that it will return to the school on September 7th to read results.
A spokesperson for DISD told WFAA that the health department made the district aware of “possible tuberculosis exposure” at one of its schools.
“We will continue to work closely with them and follow their protocol to ensure the wellness of our students and staff,” the district said.
About six out of every 100,000 people contract tuberculosis a year in Dallas County according to DCHHS.
That's a tad higher than the state average which sits at 4.5 out of every 100,000 people.
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