Appleton resident isolated with tuberculosis

APPLETON - An Appleton resident has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and is being treated in isolation.

The city's health department made the announcement Friday.

Health Director Kurt Eggebrecht says officials are looking into who the infected person had contact with over the past several months. The investigation will determine who's at risk of exposure and those people will be screened.

Full story: WJFW

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