A tuberculosis outbreak prompted a Long Beach official to declare a local public health emergency May 2.
One person has died and nine are hospitalized after 14 people contracted the disease, according to City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis.
TB Outbreak Prompts Long Beach to Declare Health Emergency
One person is dead, nine are hospitalized and about 170 have probably been exposed, officials said, but the risk to the public is low.
The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services on Grand Avenue in February 2024.
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