LA QUINTA The mother of a preschool student in the Desert Sands Unified School District has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis.
The Riverside County Department of Public Health is working with district officials to identify others who might have been exposed to the illness. The woman, who is not being identified due to confidentiality requirements, is receiving treatment and is expected to recover. The school also is not being identified because of confidentiality concerns. There are no indications tuberculosis has spread to students, staff or other parents, but health officials are encouraging TB testing for those who might have had limited exposure. A letter is being sent to parents who have been identified as being at-risk of TB exposure, or whose children might have been in contact with the ill parent. Staff members who might have been exposed will receive letters from the school district. As a precautionary measure, the health department recommends that anyone who receives the letter be screened with a TB skin test at a clinic being planned later this month.