Tuberculosis outbreak at Long Beach hotel to lead to public health emergency
A tuberculosis outbreak at a Long Beach hotel has caused the health department to declare a public health emergency, though the City Council will need to ratify the decision.
The city had confirmed 14 cases of the disease as of Monday, April 29, in people “associated with a single room occupancy hotel,” according to a Thursday, May 2, news release. Another 170 people were “likely exposed” to the bacteria, though the general risk to the public remained low, the health department said.
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The city had confirmed 14 cases of the disease as of Monday, April 29, in people “associated with a single room occupancy hotel,” according to a Thursday, May 2, news release. Another 170 people were “likely exposed” to the bacteria, though the general risk to the public remained low, the health department said.
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