TB Scare Strikes West Virginia Hospital

Officials at a hospital in West Virginia are trying to track down hundreds of patients and dozens of staff who may have been exposed to tuberculosis health club.

"We're talking about 880 patients," said Michael Groves, vice president of patient care services at the hospital. "We had to determine who they were, and compile a list of patients who were potentially exposed."

Berkeley County health officer Diana Gaviria also said the risk that anyone was infected with the disease health club is low health club. She said casual contact is unlikely to spread an active TB infection.

But there is concern because the infected employee worked in the obstetrics unit.

"That is a reason we're being really proactive about this. We're trying to reach out to all mothers and babies," Gaviria said.