The Forsyth County Health Department said Friday results from skin tests came back negative on those suspected of exposure to tuberculosis at an Alpharetta day care center.
District 2 Public Health spokesman Dave Palmer said all individuals tested by public health officials had a negative skin test. One individual was tested by a private physician and those results also came back negative, he said.
The school, Oak Grove Academy, notified 15 families Jan. 18 that their children may have been exposed to tuberculosis. Tests were conducted that same week. The school has an enrollment of 120 children.
"We're extremely grateful that everything came back negative," said Joe Fowler, the school's owner and operator. "We had expected that, due to the fact that the illness was never airborne. So, we were assured by the health department there was little or no chance of contamination."
The health department will conduct a second screening in about eight weeks in accordance with the tuberculosis program guidelines, Palmer said.
The school has continued operation and tension was diminished by the parents' attitude during the whole ordeal, Fowler said.
"We have a great group of parents, very understanding," he said. "You know, they're parents. They were concerned, as you would expect. I was concerned. The more we learned, the more we realized it's not a death sentence. It's extremely curable."
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