The shigellosis outbreak in Santa Cruz County has grown to 36 confirmed and suspected cases, mostly among the unhoused. Community organizations holding events in the Harvey West Park area continue to cancel them. Most recently, the Santa Cruz chapter of Omega Nu shifted its 34th annual Ducky Derby to a virtual event.
Shigellosis outbreak 2024
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Shigellosis outbreak at Harvey West Park prompts postponement of Santa Cruz Cookout
Santa Cruz public health officials say the county is experiencing an outbreak of shigellosis, a highly contagious bacterial infection, among its unhoused population. Between late January and Feb. 8, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency identified four cases in unhoused individuals, but County Health Officer Dr. Lisa Hernandez expects that there are “definitely more than […]