Screenings are being carried out after a case of tuberculosis (TB) was linked to a Valleys pub. Public Health Wales is working with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council to screen close contacts of an individual associated with the Welcome Inn in Tonypandy.
Investigations have identified a number of close contacts who have been invited for screening. The risk to the general public is low, and no outbreak has been declared, Public Health Wales said.
There is nothing to suggest that the person contracted TB at the pub. Instead, it is thought that they attended the pub when they unknowingly had the infection. As a precaution around 70 close contacts have been offered testing.
