Six inmates were tested positive for tuberculosis in the Saxerriet prison in Salez SG. They are carriers of the bacteria, but they are not sick. Another inmate was diagnosed with the disease at the beginning of the year.
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The director of the Saxerriet prison, Martin Vinzens, confirmed a message from 20min.ch on Friday. At the beginning of January, tuberculosis was found in a new inmate. The man was immediately isolated and treated. He is now healthy again and is no longer in Saxerriet.
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An environmental investigation of inmates and employees with the participation of the Lungenliga St. Gallen showed positive values for six people. However, these are “only carriers of the bacteria and are not considered contagious,” said Vinzens of the Keystone-SDA news agency. You would be treated with antibiotics.
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The finding of open pulmonary tuberculosis was not confirmed by either an inmate or one of the employees, said the director of the Saxerriet prison. (SDA)
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