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| Teenager with TB dies in hospital | Teenager with TB dies in hospital |
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| A schoolgirl from Berkshire who contracted tuberculosis (TB) five months ago has died in hospital. | |
| Rebecca Medford-Edwards, 15, of Tilehurst, Reading, was a Year 11 pupil at Little Heath School. | Rebecca Medford-Edwards, 15, of Tilehurst, Reading, was a Year 11 pupil at Little Heath School. |
| She died at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, on Friday, it has been revealed. | She died at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, on Friday, it has been revealed. |
| The Health Protection Agency (HPA) confirmed Rebecca had been suffering from TB but would not confirm whether she died from the disease. | The Health Protection Agency (HPA) confirmed Rebecca had been suffering from TB but would not confirm whether she died from the disease. |
| Rebecca contracted TB towards the end of the school's summer term. | |
| All Year 11 pupils and several staff members were screened by the HPA using skin and blood tests at the end of October. | |
| The HPA said the screenings yielded no positive results and there was no concern for parents whose children attended the school. | The HPA said the screenings yielded no positive results and there was no concern for parents whose children attended the school. |
| Up to 7,000 people develop TB, which affects the lungs, in England and Wales each year. | Up to 7,000 people develop TB, which affects the lungs, in England and Wales each year. |
| The HPA describes it as a serious but curable disease caused by bacteria. | The HPA describes it as a serious but curable disease caused by bacteria. |