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MANCHESTER, N.H. (WBZ NewsRadio) — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services and the Manchester Health Department are partnering to host additional testing clinics for people who may have been exposed to a person with tuberculosis.
The infected person visited the Families in Transition Adult Shelter and the 1269 Cafe Homeless Outreach Center in Manchester, N.H., potentially exposing residents of the temporary housing facilities to the bacterial disease.
Health officials said anyone who visited either location between October 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025, may have come into contact with the infected person.
Out of the 100 people already tested, five were diagnosed with latent tuberculosis infections in March, indicating they could develop the disease later in life.
Residents of the Granite State who believe they might have been exposed to TB can visit the 1269 Cafe on Tuesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 16, from 10 am to 2 pm for a free test.
Tuberculosis primarily affects the lungs and is spread through the air when an infected individual sneezes or coughs.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Shari Small (@ShariSmallNews) reports.