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DPH update: Ebola monitoring continues; Shigella outbreak linked to SRO/homeless populations; measles cases rise statewide
Summary
DPH reported ongoing Ebola traveler monitoring (about 30 people), a Shigella outbreak with 181 local cases disproportionately affecting homeless and SRO residents and showing antibiotic resistance, and 113 measles cases statewide so far; San Francisco reported no confirmed resident cases tied to the outbreak at the time.
Dr. Cora Hoover, director of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, briefed the Health Commission on current infectious'disease issues affecting San Francisco and the region.
Ebola: DPH continues to follow CDC guidance for identifying and monitoring travelers returning from Ebola'affected countries. Dr. Hoover described a 21'day monitoring process after return, with nurse monitoring and health'officer orders as needed; the department has monitored about 30 individuals over recent months.
Shigella outbreak: DPH reported an outbreak of shigellosis…
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