ATCHISON -A faculty member at Benedictine College in Atchison has been confirmed to have an active case of Tuberculosis, according to a media release.

The Kansas Health Department informed the college of the confirmation on Monday. Spokesman Steve Johnson said after the school was notified a notice was sent out to inform the entire campus.

Johnson said the faculty member who contracted TB only taught one class and had only 23 students who could have been exposed. He said none of the students have reported any symptoms.

“It’s very rare for one person to become infected from another person,” Johnson said. “They’re very confident that this is not a problem.”

The State Health Dept. is expected to be on campus to draw blood and take it to be sampled.

The faculty member has been gone from the school since Feb. 12 and is receiving treatment. 

Health officials reported about 50 University of Kansas students were screened for tuberculosis after a case was confirmed there this month.