| Literature DB >> 32956287 |
Eva Muloma1, Rebekah Stewart, Helen Townsend, Sarah Koch, Sarah Burkholder, Shanica Railey, Kelly White, Rachel Redington-Noble, Virginia Caine.
Abstract
In May 2009, the Marion County Public Health Department in Indiana declared a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak among persons experiencing homelessness in Marion County, began active case finding to detect additional cases, and formed a TB outbreak response team to plan and coordinate outbreak activities. Outbreak-associated cases had 1 of 2 outbreak genotypes and either reported experiencing homelessness themselves or had an epidemiologic link to a shelter or a person experiencing homelessness. The last of 53 outbreak-associated cases was detected in 2019 after more than 2 years without a case. The Marion County Public Health Department continues to address TB-related issues and implement prevention measures at homeless shelters and among persons experiencing homelessness in 2019. This example, in addition to other published guidance, can be used by jurisdictions to plan and implement their own TB outbreak prevention and response activities among persons experiencing homelessness.Entities:
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Year: 2022 PMID： 32956287 PMCID： PMC8576823 DOI： 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001211
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Public Health Manag Pract ISSN： 1078-4659