An Indian who worked at a public catering facility in Riga was diagnosed with tuberculosis. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) launched an epidemiological investigation to detect tuberculosis in an employee of a catering company in Riga. Last Friday, a man, an Indian citizen, was found unconscious on the street in Riga. He is now hospitalized, his condition is serious. SPKC is conducting an epidemiological investigation, during which people in contact with the case will be identified and notified. The people who worked with him in the same room are at the greatest risk, while the risk for clients is low, SPKC explained. Latvia ranks third in the European Union in terms of the prevalence of tuberculosis, and the disease is often detected in late stages. This year, 219 cases of tuberculosis were registered in Latvia, of which 16 were among foreigners.

An Indian who worked at a public catering facility in Riga was diagnosed with tuberculosis. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) launched an epidemiological investigation to detect tuberculosis in an employee of a catering company in Riga. Last Friday, a man, an Indian citizen, was found unconscious on the street in Riga. He is now hospitalized, his condition is serious. SPKC is conducting an epidemiological investigation, during which people in contact with the case will be identified and notified. The people who worked with him in the same room are at the greatest risk, while the risk for clients is low, SPKC explained. Latvia ranks third in the European Union in terms of the prevalence of tuberculosis, and the disease is often detected in late stages. This year, 219 cases of tuberculosis were registered in Latvia, of which 16 were among foreigners.