"Berkeley's public health officer says people and pets in Northwest Berkeley are at risk from an outbreak of leptospirosis that has circulated among dogs and rats at the longstanding encampment of tents, RVs and other shelters around Eighth and Harrison streets. Veterinarians found leptospirosis in two dogs living in the camp in November, so county health workers began trapping and testing rats living in the area, according to a notice posted Monday by Dr. Noemi Doohan, Berkeley's public health officer."
"Those tests found the bacterium in rats for the first time anywhere in Alameda County in the last five years, Doohan said. Berkeley officials have long wanted to remove the encampment, but a federal judge has temporarily blocked the city from ousting a few of the camp's residents since June, pending the resolutions of their disability accommodations claims a process that has missed deadline after deadline."
An outbreak of leptospirosis has circulated among dogs and rats at a longstanding encampment of tents, RVs and shelters around Eighth and Harrison streets in Northwest Berkeley. Veterinarians detected leptospirosis in two dogs in November, prompting county health workers to trap and test rats in the area. Tests found the bacterium in rats for the first time in Alameda County in five years. City officials want to remove the encampment, but a federal judge has temporarily blocked ousting some residents due to unresolved disability-accommodation claims. Health officials say full eradication of rat burrows requires the entire camp to be vacant for at least 30 days.
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