The public health department advises people to avoid using the river.
Nine people have tested positive and 21 people have suspected cases of Shigella as Santa Clara County’s public health department continues to respond to an outbreak primarily impacting homeless encampments in San Jose, including several along the Guadalupe River.
“We think that the risk to the public continues to be low,” Roy said. “We know that with Shigella, only a little bit of the organism can cause infection.” At the June 18 news conference, public health officials reported three confirmed cases, four cases under evaluation and 19 suspected cases. These cases were primarily affecting people experiencing homelessness in the Columbus Park area as well as some other encampments.
“When you have a body of water like a river, there is less data on infection transmission in flowing bodies of water, and there’s certainly not the same mechanisms to remediate that you might have in, say, a backyard pool,” Roy said.Could a $20 billion bond measure help solve the Bay Area’s affordable housing crisis?
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