{"id":2238821,"date":"2024-05-06T22:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T02:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-declares-public-health-emergency-after-tuberculosis-outbreak-1-dead-14-infections-confirmed-170-likely-exposed\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T22:40:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T02:40:37","slug":"state-declares-public-health-emergency-after-tuberculosis-outbreak-1-dead-14-infections-confirmed-170-likely-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-declares-public-health-emergency-after-tuberculosis-outbreak-1-dead-14-infections-confirmed-170-likely-exposed\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Health Emergency Declared After Tuberculosis Outbreak: 1 Fatality, 14 Infections Confirmed &#8211; 170 Possibly Exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-declares-public-health-emergency-after-tuberculosis-outbreak-1-dead-14-infections-confirmed-170-likely-exposed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2238821&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-says-its-seized-1-4-billion-in-stolen-covid-relief-funds\/\" title=\"DOJ seizes .4B in stolen COVID relief funds.\">public \u2064health emergency<\/a> was declared in Long Beach, California, following\u200b a tuberculosis outbreak. Dr. Anissa Davis, the city&#8217;s health officer, \u200cconfirmed one death and nine hospitalizations. Fourteen active TB cases were linked\u2063 to a single hotel, with about 170 individuals potentially exposed. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-wildfires-at-least-36-dead-from-natural-disaster\/\" title=\"Hawaii wildfires claim 36 lives.\">emergency \u2062declaration<\/a> allows for expanded intervention efforts\u2062 to mitigate \u2064the outbreak&#8217;s impact. \u200bExcellent summary of the public\u2062 health emergency declared in Long Beach, California, due to \u2064a tuberculosis outbreak. Dr. Anissa Davis revealed one fatality\u200b and nine \u2063hospitalizations,\u200d with 14 active TB cases traced back to a single hotel, potentially exposing around 170 individuals. The declaration enables \u200bintensified intervention measures to address the outbreak effectively.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>State Declares Public Health Emergency After Tuberculosis Outbreak: 1 Dead, 14 Infections Confirmed &#8211; 170 Likely Exposed<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 6, 2024 at 5:52pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">public health<\/a> emergency has been declared in Long Beach, California, due to a tuberculosis outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>A declaration from Dr. Anissa Davis, Long Beach\u2019s health officer, said one person has died and nine people have been hospitalized, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/health\/viruses-infections-disease\/170-people-likely-exposed-to-tuberculosis-in-long-beach-outbreak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fourteen people with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sanctuary-city-paradise-tuberculosis-found-chicago-migrant-shelters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">active TB<\/a> had been identified as of April 29. All cases have been linked to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-heroic-female-nypd-cop-carries-wounded-child-to-safety-in-midst-of-times-square-shooting\/\" title=\"WATCH: Heroic Female NYPD Cop Carries Wounded Child To Safety In Midst Of Times Square Shooting\">single-room-occupancy hotel<\/a>. Officials are not naming the hotel in what they said was an effort to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-doctors-transcript-to-cover-up-biden-flub\/\" title=\"White House Doctors Transcript To Cover Up Biden Flub\">protect patients\u2019 privacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople who were staying at the hotel at the time or could have otherwise been exposed have been or will be contacted by the Health Department,\u201d a Health Department statement said.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cWhy this city has declared a public health emergency\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lack of medical screening for immigrants \u2013 they\u2019re bringing in a wave of diseases we eradicated decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beersaint (@USMC_Razorback) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMC_Razorback\/status\/1787497302547902518?\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThrough the course of this investigation, staff have identified approximately 170 people who have likely been exposed to TB,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will California\u2019s public health grow even worse in the future?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tijuana-health-dept-thousands-caravan-members-hiv-tuberculosis-parasites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emergency declaration<\/a>, which was issued Thursday, is expected to be ratified by the Long Beach City Council on Tuesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/tuberculosis-long-beach-california-public-health-emergency-tb-1897569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration allows the Health Department to take expanded intervention efforts.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I believe the name of the hotel SHOULD BE DISCLOSED in the interest of traveler safety. OR does this mean the hotel is used to house illegal aliens invading our border? Long Beach declares public health emergency after deadly tuberculosis outbreak <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jTe7fpuR2R\">https:\/\/t.co\/jTe7fpuR2R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Judy Holiday (@msjudyholiday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/msjudyholiday\/status\/1786488760256840049?\">May 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>TB has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thousands-illegal-immigrant-kids-highly-contagious-disease-released-nearly-every-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rising<\/a> in California. California\u2019s 2023 cases were 15 percent higher than its TB caseload in 2022, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-05-02\/long-beach-health-officials-declare-tuberculosis-outbreak-a-public-health-emergency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>. That is the highest year-over-year increase since 1989, according to the state Department of Public Health.<\/p>\n<p>Live Science said that the microbe that causes tuberculosis can be dormant in a person, without any symptoms. Between 5 percent and 10 percent of the people with the bacteria develop TB.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">OFFICIAL STATEMENT\u2755 Today, our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LBHealthDept?\">@LBHealthDept<\/a> Officer Dr. Anissa Davis declared a local public health emergency to strengthen the City\u2019s preparedness and ability to respond to a localized tuberculosis (TB) outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Click here. \u2139\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y1AZJfikW0\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y1AZJfikW0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3aQpISuO0D\">pic.twitter.com\/3aQpISuO0D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 City of Long Beach (@LongBeachCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LongBeachCity\/status\/1786183650704306294?\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe outbreak is currently isolated to a distinct population,\u201d the Health Department statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe population at risk in this outbreak has significant barriers to care, including homelessness and housing insecurity, mental illness, substance use and serious medical comorbidities,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberculosis passes from person to person through airborne particles, although it usually takes extensive exposure to a person who has active TB and spreads most easily in poorly ventilated environments.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Do you know the symptoms of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TB?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TB<\/a> disease?<\/p>\n<p>CDC\u2019s new \u201cQuestions and Answers About TB\u201d booklet has helpful info on how to diagnose and treat tuberculosis disease, and is now available in English, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nLCpacw9cm\">https:\/\/t.co\/nLCpacw9cm<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q4ROhwUKMu\">pic.twitter.com\/Q4ROhwUKMu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CDC (@CDCgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CDCgov\/status\/1442554128497004549?\">September 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou can catch tuberculosis if someone is coughing or sneezing or in close contact, the bacteria from those particles gets into the air and anybody nearby will breathe that in \u2014 and that\u2019s how they pick it up, and that\u2019s how they catch it,\u201d Dr. Janette Nesheiwat of New York City said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/california-tuberculosis-outbreak-kills-1-infects-14-officials-declare-health-emergency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Health Emergency Declared After Tuberculosis Outbreak: 1 Fatality, 14 Infections Confirmed \u2013 170 Possibly Exposed. 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