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Latest news Influenza activity has decreased in Orange County but we still are receiving reports every week. For information on diagnosis and treatment of influenza, see www.ochealthinfo.com/epi/provider or www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/. For influenza updates, see www.ochealthinfo.com/epi/eye.
Norovirus outbreaks continue to be reported in the community and in long-term care facilities. Norovirus is very contagious and is easily spread from person-person or through items, food or surfaces contaminated by infected persons. For more information about norovirus including recommendations for cleaning and disinfection, see www.ochealthinfo.com/epi/noro.
Certain communicable diseases are required to be reported to the local health department (see List of Reportable Diseases) as per the State of California Code of Regulations. Epidemiology and Assessment (E&A) unit's medical directors, public health nurses, and epidemiologists investigate individual cases and outbreaks of reported communicable diseases. We monitor disease trends, and often provide current statistics and other information to doctors, hospitals, the public and news media. We may also provide education or preventive treatment in some circumstances. Although other units handle reports of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), we do monitor their trends in Orange County.
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Several norovirus outbreaks have been reported in the community and in long-term care facilities over the past weeks. Norovirus is very contagious and is easily spread from person-person or through items, food or surfaces contaminated by infected persons. For more information about norovirus including recommendations for cleaning and disinfection, see www.ochealthinfo.com/epi/noro.
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