Posted on 05/03/2024 12:49:45 PM PDT by Baladas
LONG BEACH, Calif. (CNS) -- A tuberculosis outbreak among residents of a single-room occupancy hotel in Long Beach has left one person dead and led to the hospitalizations of nine others, prompting the declaration of a public health emergency, city officials said Thursday.
The city Department of Health and Human Services insists the risk of exposure to the general public is low, with the outbreak restricted to a "distinct population" of people with "significant barriers to care, including homelessness and housing insecurity, mental illness, substance abuse and serious medical comorbidities."
As of April 29, a total of 14 cases have been associated with the outbreak. The city declined to release the name of the hotel at the center of the outbreak, citing patient privacy concerns.
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I wonder where it came from?
The U.S. government
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/TB-in-California-2023-Snapshot.aspx
Per the above, TB cases in California have increased 24% since 2020.
Gee, I wonder why? 🤔
MDR TB is very expensive to treat. Now I'm wondering if China is shipping its TB patients here...
And maybe not just China...
Biden must have made a deal with a pharma dealer.
Chico CA reported a case last week—CSU Chico warned students who attended a certain party about it in an email.
Ominous.
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