Los Angeles police officers were exposed to a bacteria that can cause difficult-to-treat staph infections, the department said Tuesday.
Three officers, who work at the West Valley Station in Reseda, were exposed to MRSA in an outbreak that started a few days ago, KNX 1070 reported. Los Angeles police issued a statement, saying work areas that might have been exposed to the disease were disinfected.
“The health, safety, and wellbeing of our Los Angeles Police Department officers is critical and we are ensuring the officers exposed to this disease are cared for,” the department said in the statement. “First responders throughout the region and especially here in Los Angeles are constantly responding to incidents that put them at risk of potential exposure to various diseases, and that’s why the Department takes this incident very seriously. All of the work areas that may have been exposed have been disinfected.”
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can cause staphy infection. It’s difficult to treat because of its resistance to some antibiotics.
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Source: NBC Los Angeles