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A letter informing gym members of possible exposure to tuberculosis was sent out to members of 24 Hour Fitness in Vallejo from the Solano County Public Health on Thursday.

Its essential to test those who may have had contact with the person with active T.B. disease, said the notice.

The infected individual has not been to the gym since May and there is no current risk at the facility, said Solano County Health Department Dr. Michael Stacey.

The county routinely reaches out to anyone who may have been in contact with an infected person once someone is diagnosed, he said.

A recent patient was diagnosed with the disease and authorities are working to not only keep the person isolated but to do community outreach to anyone who might have come in contact.

We want people to know so they can get tested, he said.

The patient was a member of the 24 Hour Fitness at 4300 Sonoma Boulevard.

Our members and team members health and safety are of the utmost importance, said a statement put out by 24 Hour Fitness. Working with Solano County Public Health, we have communicated this notification to members.

The county stresses that theres no need to panic. T.B. can only be acquired through close contact over a prolonged period of time with someone infected, said Dr. Stacey. Its also an airborne illness and cannot be contracted through touch or germs left on surfaces.

Most of the members of this gym were not that close to the individual, said Dr. Stacey. And many of them probably werent visiting the gym at the same time.

He said that they will be following up by further narrowing down the list of people who may have been exposed.

The person has not been in the gym since the end of May, he said. So there is no ongoing risk now. Everybody is safe and can keep going to the gym.

Dr. Stacey also wanted to point out that when a person is initially infected with T.B., they usually dont get sick right away, and they are also not contagious. He urges members to go get a simple T.B. test to be sure.

We can treat them, he said.

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