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Former San Diego County Jail Inmate Has Tuberculosis

| 11:25 AM

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An individual who was recently detained at the East Mesa Reentry Facility and the George Bailey Detention Facility has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and may have exposed other inmates and staff, County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) and San Diego County Sheriff’s Department reported today.

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Three New Cases of Pertussis Reported

| 2:02 PM

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The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is reporting new cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, at three school sites where students and staff may have been exposed.

 

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Airport Travelers May Have Been Exposed to Whooping Cough

| 2:18 PM

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A four-month-old child who travelled out of San Diego Lindbergh Field may have exposed fellow travelers to pertussis, a highly contagious respiratory illness which is also known as whooping cough, according to San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) officials.