A student has died of tuberculosis at a university in Wales.
The student, whose age and sex has not yet been revealed, died at The University of Wales Trinity St David's campus in Lampeter.
University officials are working with health professionals to identify close contacts of the deceased and offer them TB screening, Wales Online reports.
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Public Health Wales said a specialist team is looking into the case and assessing if any control measures are needed, but insisted that “the risk to the general public remains very low”.
The health agency also said there is no link between this case and the ongoing outbreak of TB at Llwynhendy, Carmarthenshire.
Public Health Wales has today (Friday) said it had been notified of the student’s death at the Lampeter campus of University of Wales Trinity St David.
Work to identify close contacts is ongoing and anyone who would benefit from TB screening will be contacted directly.
The health agency, Hywel Dda University Health Board and the University of Wales Trinity St David are currently working together to identify close contacts of the deceased and offer them TB screening.
Sion Lingard, consultant in Health Protection for Public Health Wales, said: “A multi-agency Incident Management Team (IMT) has been convened to look into this case and any control measures that are needed.
“The risk to the general public remains very low, as TB is difficult to transmit. It requires close and prolonged contact with an infectious individual, such as living in the same household, for a person to become infected.
“We are in the process of identifying close contacts of the deceased to offer them TB screening by Hywel Dda University Health Board and providing advice to staff and students of the university.
“TB is curable with a full course of treatment.”
Anyone suffering from a combination of an unexplained prolonged cough (sometimes this may include coughing up blood), unexplained weight loss or night sweats is advised to seek advice from their GP.
You can find information about Tuberculosis here
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