170 people 'likely exposed' to tuberculosis in Long Beach outbreak

A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Long Beach, California, has been declared a public health emergency by health officials, as nine hospitalizations and one death have been reported to date. The city's health officer, Dr. Anissa Davis, made the declaration Thursday (May 2), and the Long Beach City Council will consider it for formal approval next week. The outbreak follows an uptick in TB across the entire state of California. More than 2,100 active cases of the disease were reported last …