India, May 3 -- A health alert was announced by the officials of Long Beach, California after tuberculosis outbreak was confirmed in the city.
"As of April 29, 14 cases of TB disease have been associated with this outbreak; nine people have been hospitalized at some point in their illness; and one person has died," the city officials stated in a press release.
The officials said that the outbreak occurred among residents of a single-room occupancy hotel in Long Beach, though they refrained from naming the private establishment.
Meanwhile, City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis noted that 170 people were exposed to the disease, which mostly includes people with "significant barriers to care, including homelessness and housing insecurity, me...