Health authorities in Magnesia have been placed on alert following the confirmation of tuberculosis cases among inmates at Kassaveteia Prison, as well as the hospitalization of a foreign farm worker at the University Hospital of Volos.

According to reports, a minor inmate from Sudan, who had been transferred to Volos Hospital with symptoms of pneumonia, was ultimately diagnosed with active tuberculosis, confirming the initial laboratory findings that led to his hospitalization at Achillopouleio Hospital. The minor remains in a special ward under heightened security measures and isolation.

At the same time, another inmate from Kassaveteia Prison, an adult Greek national, has also been diagnosed with tuberculosis and is being kept in full isolation within the correctional facility.

In parallel, a farm worker from India is also being treated for tuberculosis at the University Hospital of Volos. He had been employed in agricultural work in areas of Magnesia, a fact that heightens concerns about the possible spread of the disease.

Particular concern is being raised by the fact that Kassaveteia Prison is operating at an occupancy rate of around 113%, with overcrowding, inadequate ventilation, and poor living conditions constituting high-risk factors for the transmission of infectious diseases.

The two inmates were diagnosed with active tuberculosis last Saturday, a development that led to the immediate mobilization of the competent health services. In this context, a team from the Almyros Health Center has been instructed to carry out mass Mantoux tests on all inmates—not only those who shared cells with the patients—in order to identify carriers of the mycobacterium, even in the absence of active disease.