Measles Case In Orange County
(Santa Ana, CA) — The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has confirmed a case of measles in a toddler who recently travelled domestically. The HCA is notifying individuals who were exposed to the…
Time to Prepare Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones this Cold Flu Season
As we enter the fall and winter season, respiratory viruses like the flu, COVID-19 and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) can begin to spread more easily. These illnesses can cause serious…
CAHAN Disease Notification Community Spread of Clade I Mpox Within California
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) would like to alert healthcare providers, local health jurisdictions and laboratories about three unrelated clade I mpox cases, which have been…
Lead There is No Safe Level of Lead and No Its Not Just in Old Paint
As a parent, you may have been asked, “Does your child live in, or spend a lot of time in, a place built before 1978 that has peeling or chipped paint or that has been recently remodeled?”That…
Bat Found in City of Orange Tests Positive for Rabies
(Santa Ana, CA) — A bat found on the sidewalk of the west side of the 500 block of S. Main Street in Orange has tested positive for rabies. The bat was found on Thursday, October 16, 2025,…
CD HEALTH ALERT Orange Countys First West Nile Virus Human Infection of the Season Reported
An individual in their 80s confirmed positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), becoming the first human WNV infection in Orange County this year. In 2024, Orange County had one WNV human infection. As of…
OC Health Care Agency Reports First Human West Nile Virus Case of 2025
(Santa Ana, CA) — An Anaheim resident over the age of 80 has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), marking the first confirmed human WNV case in Orange County this year. The…
Tips for Surviving the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Picture-perfect decorations, families dressed in matching holiday outfits laughing together in front of a cozy fireplace, snow falling outside the window—this is what the holidays look like in…
CD HEALTH ALERT California Alerted CDC of Multistate Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to ByHeart Infant Formula
The California Department of Public Health is working with other state health departments and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate a multistate outbreak of infant…
CD HEALTH ALERT Expanded Recall of ByHeart Infant Formula Linked to Infant Botulism Outbreak
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the Center for Disease Control and Prevent (CDC) and multiple other states continue to investigate a large, multi-state outbreak, of infant botulism…