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Three children from the same family are being treated for suspected tuberculosis, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has said.Three children from the same family are being treated for suspected tuberculosis, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has said.
Parents at Haghill Primary, where two of the children are pupils, have been told about the cases by letter.Parents at Haghill Primary, where two of the children are pupils, have been told about the cases by letter.
Other pupils will not be screened as the health board said the children concerned were not infectious.Other pupils will not be screened as the health board said the children concerned were not infectious.
Dr Gillian Prentice said: "This is not an outbreak. The children are all responding well to treatment." Dr Gillian Penrice said: "This is not an outbreak. The children are all responding well to treatment."
There are about 200 cases of TB in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area every year.There are about 200 cases of TB in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area every year.
Symptoms of TB include a prolonged cough, weight loss, high temperature, coughing up blood or dirty spit, chest tightness or pain and loss of appetite.Symptoms of TB include a prolonged cough, weight loss, high temperature, coughing up blood or dirty spit, chest tightness or pain and loss of appetite.