The testing was necessary because a Clark County School District employee with undiagnosed active TB visited several campuses including Ruthe Deskin Elementary School .
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A tuberculosis investigation is underway involving a person with active TB who was on 26 Clark County School District campuses and at a district training center.
An individual at the school has tested positive for the bacterial disease that can be transmitted between people in close proximity by breathing the same air over a period of time.
The outbreak at Wayne Tanaka Elementary School in the southwest valley began around Jan. 27, according to the health district.