AHS notifying daycare attendees and staff of Tuberculosis exposure

FORT MCMURRAY - Today, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is notifying families whose children attend a Fort McMurray daycare, and staff who work there, that they may have been exposed to a case of tuberculosis (TB).

This case is not a risk to general public, and is also not an ongoing risk to the daycare staff or attendees. Only those notified by AHS are considered exposed to this case.

Though this case is not a risk to general public, we are informing the public of our case follow-up today, as a matter of transparency.

Our TB Services and Communicable Disease Control Teams, together with our Medical Officer of Health and pediatric clinicians, are working collaboratively to complete the follow-up screening that is routine in response to any potential exposure to a case of active infectious TB.

We thank these teams and their support staff for their swift and comprehensive response. These efforts are in keeping with our commitment to high quality care, and exemplify our values of excellence and safety.

So as to protect patient and family confidentiality, no further case details will be released. AHS will not release the name of the impacted daycare, as all impacted daycare attendees and staff are being notified directly and there is no risk to other individuals.

For general information view the following TB FAQs.

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