An outbreak of rubella rubella continues to grow in Santa Cruz County, raising health concerns. The outbreak, first reported last week, was confined to the homeless community. “We're seeing a small number of cases among people who haven't actually evacuated,” Santa Cruz County Deputy Health Officer Dave Ghilarducci said. Red worm outbreak grows to 27 cases in Santa Cruz County Health leaders are now reporting 27 more cases, up from four cases last week. The same health leaders are now concerned that the outbreak could spread further. “I'm concerned that there are many more infections that we don't know about… It's very easy to transmit, so it could spread from the current population, which is largely infected,” Ghilarducci said. “These are our people who are experiencing homelessness, but the potential for infection to the general population is certainly there,” he said. “We are working with the city, law enforcement, hospitals, and homeless service providers.” This is to discuss strategies and interventions. Some preventative measures are already in place, such as adding more washing stations and raising awareness among homeless residents. But as another storm approaches, the spread of infections is increasing, and the opening of emergency shelters is being considered. “If we have to do that, obviously having all these people together in the same building and sharing the same facilities is going to create a higher risk of spread than it is now,” Ghilarducci said. Ta. Increase safety measures to stop the spread of Staphylococcus rubra. “We have also increased disinfection and cleaning. Our staff is trained in the proper use of personal protective equipment. We are definitely adding additional personal protective equipment (PPE) and bio- We purchased hazard equipment,” said Evin Robles, director of campus and housing for Housing Matters. For now, the rubella outbreak is being treated as a health alert, but if the outbreak spreads further, health leaders will consider broader health recommendations. “We've been here before with COVID-19, we're ready, we're poised, we're in good hands now. I know it's alarming to see people being subjected to this,” Robles said. Symptoms of rubella include diarrhea, fever, and convulsions. Symptoms range from mild to severe and can last up to a week. Health leaders say the best protection against germs is to wash your hands thoroughly and frequently.
An outbreak of rubella rubella continues to grow in Santa Cruz County, raising health concerns.
The outbreak, first reported last week, was confined to the homeless community.
“We're seeing a small number of cases among people who haven't actually evacuated,” Santa Cruz County Deputy Health Officer Dave Ghilarducci said.
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Health leaders are now reporting 27 more cases, up from four last week. Those health leaders are now concerned that the outbreak could spread even further.
“We're worried that there's a lot more out there that we don't know about…this virus spreads so easily that it's primarily coming from people currently experiencing homelessness.” It's possible, but it certainly has the potential to infiltrate the general population,'' Ghilarducci said.
The outbreak is so concerning that the county health department has activated an operations center to work with cities, law enforcement, hospitals and homeless service providers to discuss strategies and interventions.
Some preventative measures are already in place, such as adding more washing stations and increasing awareness of the homeless population.
However, the spread of infection is increasing as a new storm approaches, and the opening of emergency shelters is being considered.
“If that is necessary, it's clear that having so many people in the same building and sharing the same facilities is going to create a higher risk of spread than it currently does,” Ghilarducci said.
Service providers who have direct contact with people experiencing homelessness have also increased safety measures to stop the spread of rubella.
“We have also increased disinfection and cleaning. Our staff is trained on how to use proper personal protective equipment. We are definitely adding additional personal protective equipment, biohazard equipment. We bought it,” said Evin Robles, director of campus and housing at Housing Matters.
For now, the Shigella outbreak is being treated as a health alert, but health leaders will consider broader health recommendations if the infection spreads more widely.
“We’ve been here before with COVID-19. We’re ready, we’re positioned, and so far we’re doing well. I know it's alarming to see these people who provide this service being so impacted,” Robles said.
Symptoms of red wine include diarrhea, fever, and cramps. Symptoms range from mild to severe and last up to a week.
Health leaders say the best protection against germs is to wash your hands thoroughly and often.
