A case of contagious tuberculosis identified at a popular Northern California tribal casino has Yolo County health officials on alert.
The TB case was identified at Cache Creek Casino Resort, casino officials confirmed in a statement: “A case of contagious tuberculosis (TB) has been identified in our community. In collaboration with public health officials from the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, Cache Creek Casino Resort staff are conducting contact tracing to identify and notify individuals who may have had close contact with the affected person,” read the health notice posted to Cache Creek’s website.
Health authorities define close contact as having a cumulative exposure of at least eight hours to the individual with TB. Health officials will contact and evaluate those who were identified as having been in contact with an infected person, the Cache Creek statement read.
