Multiple Shigella Cases in Eureka [CA] May Have Spread at Local Laundromats

Lost Coast Outpost ^ | Andrew Goff

[BenLurkin]

Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services:

Public and Environmental Health officials are working to contain local cases of the gastrointestinal illness Shigella bacteria, after three lab-confirmed cases and two more suspected cases infected Eureka residents during the past month.

The cases span multiple households, infecting school-age children and adults, including a person experiencing homelessness.

Officials believe the virus may have been spread through one or more Eureka laundromats, after an infected person washed contaminated clothing at the facility.

[Born in 1950]

My dad said “Find a laundry that’s new, (Find a laundry that’s new.)
How can I tell my baby we’re through? (Tell my baby we’re through?)
Gonna drive right into town, I don’t care if my shirts are brown.

[Albion Wilde]

the virus may have been spread through one or more Eureka laundromats, after an infected person washed contaminated clothing at the facility.

Laundering all that river dirt from wading across the Rio Grande, and all the contaminants that go with it before the welfare kicked in.

[nothingnew]

"Down by the river...I shot my laundry..."

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