Emergency Declared on Tuberculosis in California City: What to Look For

Authorities in a California declared a health emergency last week due to an outbreak of tuberculosis in Long Beach after it left at least one dead and more than a dozen infected. The Long Beach city health officer issued the declaration on May 2 to increase resources for tracking, screening and treating people who have been exposed in the outbreak linked to a hotel, the city health department said in a news release. As of April 29, there were 14 cases. One person has died, nine have been hospitalized at some point and about 170 people have been identified as likely to have been exposed....