Officials declared a local public health emergency on Thursday due to a tuberculosis outbreak in Long Beach, California.
City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis made the declaration to “strengthen the City’s preparedness and ability to respond” to the outbreak, the official press release said.
Authorities noted the outbreak is isolated to a “distinct population” and informed the public that the risk of contracting the illness is low.
“The population at risk in this outbreak has significant barriers to care including homelessness and housing insecurity, mental illness, substance use and serious medical comorbidities,” the news release continued:
Several individuals associated with a single room occupancy (SRO) hotel in Long Beach have recently been identified with TB disease. As of April 29, 14
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