The public health department has confirmed three cases and is working to distribute test and hygiene kits.
An outbreak of the gastrointestinal illness Shigella has been identified in encampments of people experiencing homelessness in San Jose since June 3, according to Santa Clara County’s public health department.
Shigella is an “extremely infectious disease,” Roy explained. It takes only a small amount of bacteria to cause the illness, and it spreads quickly in areas with limited access to sanitation and hygiene, making encampments particularly prone to spread. “We are working aggressively to get testing out to all these individuals and get those test kits back, but it is a challenge,” Roy said. “It will be difficult to identify every single person that may be infected.”
This outbreak is particularly challenging to address because the county suspects more individuals contracted the illness but were not sick enough to seek treatment, Roy said. “That is why we have a large number of suspect cases,” she added.The city of San Jose is working alongside the public health department to address the outbreak, said Kip Harkness, the deputy city manager.
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