Overview
- Public health teams are identifying people who had close contact with the student at Indio High during April and May for screening and follow-up care.
- The teenager is isolating at home and is expected to fully recover, according to county health officials.
- Desert Sands Unified School District is working with health authorities on notifications and is offering counseling to affected students and staff.
- TB screening begins with a skin test and, if positive, is confirmed with a chest X-ray, and the disease typically spreads through prolonged respiratory exposure.
- Riverside County has logged 26 TB cases so far in 2025 after 98 in 2024 and 63 in 2023, and residents with questions can contact the Disease Control Office at 951-358-5107.