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Two students were found to have a dormant and noncontagious form of tuberculosis after someone who attended both Hawaii Pacific University and Kapiolani Community College was diagnosed with active tuberculosis, the state Health Department said Wednesday.
Health officials did not say which schools the two students with noncontagious TB attended.
After the student with active tuberculosis was diagnosed, health officials in March sent emails to 210 students and faculty who shared the same classroom with the ill student to inform them of the exposure and the need to be tested.
Of those, 108 reported for evaluation.
No new related cases of active TB have been identified, health officials said.
"Our investigation has shown that this patient was not highly infectious," said Dr. Richard Brostrom, chief of the department’s tuberculosis control branch. "We appreciate the cooperation of the students and faculty that were potentially exposed, as well as our successful collaboration with the two colleges."
Health officials conducted eight days of testing on both campuses at no charge to those who were exposed, health officials said.
People who still want to be screened may call 832-3539.