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LAC DPH Health Alert: Surge in Emergency Response System and Emergency Departments

Key Messages 9-1-1 and emergency departments in Los Angeles County are inundated with calls and visits for COVID-19 tests and ...

CDPH Disease Notification: Act Now Ahead of Influenza Season: Recommendations for Healthcare Providers

Please see the California Department of Public Health Disease Notification below.     Act Now Ahead of Influenza Season: Recommendations for Healthcare ...

LAC DPH Health Alert: Outbreaks of Flea-Borne Typhus

Key Messages An increased number of flea-borne typhus cases have been detected across Los Angeles County, including outbreaks in the ...

CDC HAN: Source Identified and Case Definition Established: Multistate Investigation of Non-travel Associated Burkholderia pseudomallei infections (Melioidosis) in Four Patients

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued an update regarding the multi-state outbreak of non-travel associated Burkholderia ...

LAC DPH COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Booster Doses

Expanded Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots After authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

LAC DPH Health Advisory: Foul Odors Reported in the Vicinity of the Dominguez Channel in Carson and Surrounding Communities

Key Messages Elevated, but not toxic, concentrations of hydrogen sulfide have been identified in the vicinity of the Dominguez Channel ...

CDPH Health Advisory: Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Activity and Guidance for Clinicians

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a Health Advisory today entitled “Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Activity ...

CDC Health Advisory: Guidance for Clinicians Caring for Individuals Recently Evacuated from Afghanistan

The CDC has issued a Health Advisory asking clinician to be on alert for cases of measles, mumps, leishmaniasis, malaria, and ...