OC Health Care Agency Issues Bay Water Closure
The OC Health Care Agency’s Environmental Health division has closed the bay water area from Bayside Drive Beach to China Cove due to a sewage spill. Read More
CD HEALTH ALERT New Gonorrhea Treatment Guidelines from CDC
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…
CD HEALTH ALERT Updated COVID19 Quarantine Guidance for OC
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…
CD HEALTH ALERT Expanded Syphilis Screening Guidelines for Prevention of Congenital Syphilis
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…
CD HEALTH ALERT Guidance for Assessment of Suspected COVID19 Variant Cases and Breakthrough Disease in Vaccinated Persons
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…
CD HEALTH ALERT COVID19 Update Quarantine Recommendations for Vaccinated Persons
The CDC and the California Department of Public Health have recently updated their COVID-19 quarantine recommendations for persons who have been fully vaccinated. OCHCA will…
CD HEALTH ALERT First West Nile Virus Human Infection of the Season Reported in Orange County
A child under the age of 18 years was diagnosed last week with West Nile Virus (WNV) infection, and was hospitalized but is recovering. This is…
CD HEALTH ALERT Orange Countys First Human West Nile Virus Case of the Season Reported
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…
OC Health Care Agency Updates Flu Vaccinations Available COVID Vaccine Booster Costly COVID19 Hospitalizations of Unvaccinated Delta8 THC Health Advisory
(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…
CD HEALTH ALERT Booster Dose of Pfizer BioNTech COVID19 mRNA Vaccine
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…