Over 30 post office employees exposed to TB in Chantilly

Published April 2, 2008 4:00am ET



More than 30 employees at a Chantilly post office were exposed to tuberculosis from a single infected worker, according to Fairfax County health officials.

Initial screenings conducted by the Fairfax County Health Department after the discovery of the illness in early January showed positive TB results on 32 employees’ skin, though further X-ray tests showed there were no active cases beyond the first one, Health Department spokesman Mike Andrews said.

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