Multipronged Approach to Controlling a Tuberculosis Outbreak Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness.

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,

SUBMITTER: Muloma E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8576823 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature