Parents have been issued an urgent warning after a case of a deadly Victorian disease was identified at a UK school.
The warning comes as a single case of tuberculosis (TB) was confirmed in a Welsh secondary school. Over 1,200 pupils and teachers were in contact with the student who was found to have the illness after completing a TB screening as a precaution. The case is now being investigated by Public Health Wales as well as Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and Newport City Council.
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease becomes the most contagious when it affects the lungs and only spreads following prolonged exposure to someone with the illness - for example passing from person to person living in the same household.
