Drug-resistant TB exposure occurs at San Diego church

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…

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