51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ

Out of an abundance of caution and consistent with recommendations from the California Department of Public Health, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis offers the following public health information:

An individual with contagious tuberculosis, or TB, has been identified in the Davis campus community. Working in coordination with the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, university health officials have conducted contact tracing to identify and notify those who had been in close contact with the infected person between mid-October and mid-November. 

Campus health officials have identified those who have had at least 12 hours of cumulative exposure to the affected individual as close contacts. Close contacts will need evaluation for TB infection. Outside of those the university has contacted directly, the exposure risk to the general community is low. If you have not been directly contacted by Student Health and Counseling Services or Occupational Health, you are not known to be at elevated risk.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC,  when a person with active TB coughs, speaks or sings when others are nearby.  of active (contagious) TB disease may include a cough that lasts three weeks or longer, chest pain or coughing up blood. Other symptoms may include weakness or fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, chills, fever or sweating at night. Not everyone with TB becomes symptomatic; most people with TB have an inactive infection that is not contagious. TB can be treated and cured.

More information about tuberculosis is available at .

Symptoms of respiratory illness are common during this time of year. Please wash your hands, wear a mask if you are experiencing respiratory symptoms, and seek medical care if you are feeling ill.

If you have specific questions or concerns related to possible exposure, please use the resources below.

• Students: Contact Student Health and Counseling Services (530) 752-2349 or send a secure message through .
• Employees: Consult your primary care provider or contact Occupational Health Services at occupationalhealth@ucdavis.edu or (530) 752-6051.