For Health Providers: 2008 Archive
July 1, 2008 Health Alert: Norovirus Outbreak
This alert is to advise you of a gastrointestinal disease outbreak caused by norovirus currently circulating in our community.
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May 27, 2008 Health Alert: Measles
This alert is to advise you of recently diagnosed cases of measles in California and to advise you of precautions to take when evaluating cases of rash illness.
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March 3, 2008: Updated MRSA Guidelines
Source: Sonoma County Infectious Disease Task Force.
February 13, 2008 Health Alert: Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality and Staphylococcus aureus Co-infection
Below is an excerpt from a CDC Health Advisory sent January 31, 2008 to state and local public health entities highlighting deaths in children from influenza complicated by MRSA in the 2006-2007 influenza season.
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Ordering Influenza Vaccine for the 2008-2009 Season (pdf)
Source: California Department of Public Health.
November 20, 2007 Health Alert: Pertussis Among Infants
This alert is to advise you of an increase in pertussis among children <12 months old in our community.
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Living in Sonoma County - How Healthy Are We? (2.35 Mb pdf)
Presented by Mary Maddux-González, MD, MPH, Sonoma County Public Health Officer, at the Healthy By Design Conference on November 2, 2007.
Creating Healthy Environments (15.7 Mb pdf)
Presented by Richard J. Jackson, MD, MPH, University of California, Berkeley, at the Healthy By Design Conference on November 2, 2007.
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