Spanish football club, Barcelona, is facing a suspected tuberculosis outbreak among workers at the Nou Camp Stadium.
According to reports from El PaÃs, the Barcelona Public Health Agency (ASPB) has started an investigation after one of the workers involved in the stadium’s renovation tested positive for the disease.
The worker reportedly showed symptoms such as persistent cough, fever, weight loss, and tiredness, before medical tests confirmed tuberculosis.
Health officials have traced and tested 23 people who may have had contact with the infected worker. Three others are still waiting for their results to know if they have the infection.
The ASPB said it would only confirm an official outbreak if two or more related cases are detected.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne bacterial infection that spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes, releasing tiny droplets that others can inhale.
The investigation comes just days before Barcelona’s planned open training session at the stadium, as part of preparations for their return to the 105,000-capacity Nou Camp.
The club said all 23,000 tickets for the session have been sold out. It added that the event will also serve as a test run to check the stadium’s systems and facilities before it fully reopens.
