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The City Council of Long Beach, California, is poised to authorize a public health emergency in response to a local outbreak of tuberculosis. The city's health officer, Dr. Anissa Davis, declared the emergency last week, after its health department detected 14 tuberculosis cases at a single-room occupancy hotel. The City Council vote on Tuesday night will serve as the final approval for the declaration.
Davis said he's not sure whether tuberculosis is actually becoming more common or whether it's a matter of increased diagnoses. “Are we diagnosing more people? Yes, we are. Does that also mean there’s more TB out there? That is a little bit more difficult to answer,” he said. But other doctors who treat tuberculosis patients said case numbers are indeed rising, most likely because reduced access to medical care delayed diagnoses or allowed some infections to go undetected.
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