Body The Health Advisory below discusses an early increase in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity in California. Providers are advised to consider testing for additional...

Body As of Friday, September 9, 191 confirmed or probable MPX cases have been identified among Orange County residents. Over the last several weeks there has been a leveling off in the...

Body A man in his 60s has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) infection, becoming the first human WNV infection in Orange County this year. As of August 5th, the California...

Body Tecovirimat (TPOXX) is an antiviral medication that is available for use to treat monkeypox under an expanded access investigational new drug (EA-IND) protocol (sometimes called...

Body Hosted by the Orange County Medical Association (OCMA) in collaboration with OC Health Care Agency August 10, 2022 6:00pm to 7:30pm Virtual Event https://monkeypoxocupdate...

Body In the last week several commercial laboratories (Labcorp, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Quest) have announced availability of monkeypox testing. Additional commercial laboratories are...

Body On June 22, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) reviewed its recommendations for influenza vaccines for...

Body Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) has been notified of its first probable monkeypox virus case. Probable cases are those who test positive for orthopoxvirus DNA by...

Body In our health alert on June 20, 2022, an error was identified in the stated minimum interval when using Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 months through 5 years of age who are...