NYC maternity ward worker tests positive for tuberculosis
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Newborns may have been exposed to tuberculosis after an employee in a Manhattan hospital maternity ward tested positive for the disease.
NBC 4 New York reports that St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital notified parents on Wednesday that a worker had tested positive for TB.
The hospital released a statement saying that everyone who may have been exposed has been informed. The hospital said it was taking "swift and comprehensive steps to address the situation."
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It wasn't clear how many babies were exposed or how far back the exposure spans.
TB is a curable bacterial disease usually spread by coughing or sneezing. It is the second-leading killer among infectious diseases after AIDS.