Navy Times reports of a TB scare on INS Jalashwa. A team of United States Navy infectious disease experts on Wednesday inspected the amphibious transport dock formerly known as the Trenton — recently sold to the Indian navy — after an Indian sailor aboard was suspected of having tuberculosis and taken off the ship for an examination, the U.S. Navy said.

The ship was turned over to India on June 22, but remained at Naval Station Norfolk before departing for India.

“Today the (US) Navy issued a letter stating the ship is clear of infectious disease,” said Katie Dunnigan, a spokeswoman for Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C., which oversees foreign military sales.

Shipyard workers from contractor BAE Systems had been told not to come to the ship last night and today after the sailor was taken to the hospital. Dunnigan said workers have been cleared to return to the ship but the sailor will undergo further testing.

This is not the first tuberculosis scare in the Navy community. Last July, sailors and family from the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan were tested for tuberculosis after a sailor aboard was hospitalized with the disease after a tiger cruise.

The Indian crew of the Jalashwa has been training in Norfolk with U.S. sailors since October 2006. In addition to its primary amphibious warfare role, Indian commanders recognized the need for such a versatile ship in a humanitarian crisis after the tsunami of 2004, according to information provided by the Indian navy.