Doctors have reported surges of gastrointestinal illness when intense storms like this week’s atmospheric rivers overwhelm wastewater treatment plants and flood communities with raw sewage.
Two South Bay doctors are raising concerns over the rise in gastrointestinal illnesses due to the sewage crisis. They are anticipating an influx of people who may get sick after walking through recent floodwaters.
Two doctors suspect exposure to raw sewage hurts the health of far more than those who swim in polluted waters. It's time the county take a hard look at this concern.
The number of people getting sick from sewage is the highest it's ever been in the South Bay, according to doctors at an urgent care in Imperial Beach.