(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has confirmed that a Buena Park woman has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), becoming the first human WNV infection in Orange County this year. The woman was hospitalized in early September with neuroinvasive disease and is now recuperating...
A Buena Park woman was diagnosed last week with West Nile Virus (WNV) infection, and was hospitalized but is recovering. This is the first human WNV infection identified in Orange County this season. As of Friday, the California Department of Public Health has reported 46 cases of human West Nile...
(Santa Ana, CA) – As the fall season begins, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) encourages all residents over the age of six months to get vaccinated against influenza, also known as the seasonal flu. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Academy of Pediatrics...
The CDC’s Director recommended that the following groups of individuals for receipt of a single booster dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at least six-months after completing a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. people 65 years and older and residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) should receive a booster...
(Santa Ana, CA) – On September 28, the California State Public Health Officer (CDPH) issued a new health order to address mandatory vaccination for workers in adult and senior care facilities, as well as workers providing services in a recipient’s home. Workers identified in the order must have their first...
(Santa Ana, CA) – In response to the coastal oil spill that occurred Saturday, the OC Health Care Agency’s (HCA), County Health Officer, Dr. Clayton Chau issued a health advisory today to recommend those who may have encountered the contaminated materials to seek medical attention. Read More in: English |...
CDC has updated its recommendation for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea in adults. Gonorrhea should now be treated with just one higher dose (500 mg) injection of ceftriaxone, and dual therapy is no longer the recommended approach.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published updated recommendations for quarantine of persons following exposure to a COVID-19 case, including options for a shortened quarantine period.
In 2018, there were 329 infants with congenital syphilis (CS) reported in California, representing a 900 percent increase from 2012, and a magnitude of CS burden not observed since 1995. These trends mirror a sharp rise in syphilis among females, which surpassed 500 percent during the same period.
COVID-19 variants pose a significant threat to worldwide efforts to end the pandemic; to date, 46 states have reported at least one case of a variant of concern, including cases caused by B1.1.7, B.1.351, and P.1 lineages. The B1.1.7 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom and associated with increased...