Health
Rocky’s TB-positive aged-care facility named – Morning Bulletin
The Rockhampton aged-care facility where a staff member tested positive for tuberculosis has been identified.
ROCKHAMPTONS McAuley Place Residential Aged Care Facility at The Range has been identified as being the aged care home where a staff member tested positive for tuberculosis last Friday.
The confirmation of the location was received from Mercy Health and Aged Care Central Queensland, which was in charge of running the facility.
According to CQ Health Public Health director Dr Gulam Khandaker, the staff member was believed to have contracted the disease overseas.
Given that the infected staff member…
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