SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Anyone who attended St. Michael’s Catholic Church in the Paradise Hills area of San Diego from Sept. 22 to Dec. 1, 2024, is being warned they could have potentially been exposed to tuberculosis (TB).
The San Diego County Tuberculosis Control Program is working with St. Michael’s Catholic Church at 2643 Homedale Street in San Diego to notify anyone who attended church services, primarily at 10 a.m. on Sundays, that they could have been exposed to a strain of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Anyone who believes they were exposed to rifampin-resistant TB– a drug that treats Tuberculosis — or who is experiencing symptoms should call the County Tuberculosis Control Program at 619-692-8621.
The county did emphasize there is currently no evidence of an outbreak in the community.
TB is transmitted from person-to-person through bacteria that is inhaled after an infected person coughs, speaks, sings or breathes nearby.
“Symptoms of active TB include persistent cough, fever, night sweats, and unexplained weight loss,” said Ankita Kadakia, M.D., County interim public health officer. “Most people who become infected after exposure to tuberculosis will not get sick or exhibit signs right away. This is called latent TB infection. Some who become infected will become ill in the future, sometimes even years later, if their latent TB infection is not treated. For people who think they may have been exposed, blood tests and skin tests are an effective way to determine an infection.”
Tuberculosis signs and symptoms (Adobe Stock)
In San Diego, TB cases have been rising since 2020.
According to the county, in 2020, there were 193 TB cases, 201 in 2021, 208 in 2022, and 242 in 2023. In 2024, 247 people were reported with active TB disease in San Diego County.
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