As of Monday, there were 37 confirmed cases of shigellosis in the county, primarily in the North County region among individuals experiencing homelessness.
A woman uses the hand-washing station next to a port-a-potty in San Lorenzo Park on Monday. The city of Santa Cruz is adding stations to address the statewide hepatitis A emergency. SANTA CRUZ — Numbers are continuing to climb when it comes to a bacterial outbreak that Santa Cruz County public health officials have been battling for weeks.
Shigellosis is an infection caused by a bacteria called Shigella that is easily spread, with even a tiny amount, by latching on to an individual’s hands, which then touches a food source or the person’s mouth. Other common ways the bacteria, often transmitted through the stool of a sick person, can be spread is by swallowing contaminated water or changing the diaper of a sick child or caring for a sick person.
“At this point, the impact to the health care system is fairly low,” Hernandez said Monday. “We continue to monitor its impact, especially Dominican since it is proximate to where most of the cases are coming from.”that the 34th annual Ducky Derby, a fundraiser for local schools and nonprofits planned for April 27 at Harvey West Park’s Friendship Garden, will not have an in-person component after a request from the city of Santa Cruz.
According to the county, infection symptoms include diarrhea, stomach pain/cramps and fever. Symptoms typically start a day or two after infection and last for about a week, though the bacteria can sometimes be shed four weeks after symptoms have subsided. “All those three elements have been challenges in this outbreak,” said Hernandez. But a recent and ongoing warm-weather spat has helped temper impacts, she added.
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