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2018 PUBLIC HEALTH ALERTS 

• Norovirus November 9, 2018  NEW!!
• Mandatory Influenza Vaccination or Masking of Health Care Workers During Every Influenza Season September 21, 2018
• California Health Alert Network -  Influenza A (H1N2) Variant Virus Health Advisory (August 17 2018) 
• Joint Health Advisory Cyclosporiasis in San Francisco Bay Area (July 13, 2018)
• Measles in San Francisco Bay Area (April 5, 2018)     
   

The California Department of Public Health is issuing a Clinical Advisory to direct clinicians about national influenza testing and treatment recommendations included in a recent heath alert from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In summary, all patients with suspected or confirmed influenza who are hospitalized, severely ill, or at higher risk for complications should be treated as soon as possible with a neuraminidase inhibitor type of antiviral agent such as zanamivir or oseltamivir. The full clinical advisory is in the following link. 

•  CAHAN Health Notification – Clinical Advisory - Influenza testing and treatment recommendations (January 2, 2018) 

   2017 PUBLIC HEALTH ALERTS   

• Foodborne Botulism Outbreak (May 17, 2017)  
  

  2017 PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORIES

• Hepatitis A Vaccine Supply Prioritization: Guidance for Health Care Facilities and Clinicians
    a Joint Health Advisory Alameda County and City of Berkley (October 30, 2017)  
• STEC Advisory IDB (October 2, 2017)  
• Hepatitis A Outbreak Prevention Joint Health Advisory Alameda County and City of Berkley (September 29, 2017)
• New CDC/ CDPH guidance for Zika testing for pregnant women (August 8, 2017)
• Norovirus (May 24, 2017) 
• CDC Recommendations for Diagnosing and Managing Shigella Strains
     with Possible Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin (April 25, 2017)
• Zika Virus and Use of Commercial Labs for Testing (03/03/2017)  

 2016 PUBLIC HEALTH ALERTS

•  Updated Zika Guidelines (August 3, 2016)  
•  Recommendations for Subsequent Zika IgM Antibody Testing (June 30, 2016)
•  Updated Zika Guidelines (May 27, 2016)
•  Zika Update for Healthcare Providers –CAHAN Health Notification (April 18, 2016) 
•  Opioid Overdose Counterfeit Norco Containing Fentanyl (April 13, 2016)
•  Updated Zika guidelines  (February 11, 2016)  
•  Zika Update for Healthcare Providers –CAHAN Health Notification (February 5, 2016) 
•  Zika Virus in Travelers and Pregnant Women  (January 25, 2016)  

 2016 PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORIES

• Recall of Frozen Strawberries Potentially Contaminated with Hepatitis A (11/4/2016)
• Meningococcal Disease (August 19, 2016)
• SB277 Health Advisory to Healthcare Providers (August 1, 2016)
• Meningococcal Disease (June 30, 2016)  

 2015 PUBLIC HEALTH ALERTS

•  Legionellosis (9/2/2015)
•  Measles Update (September 1, 2015) 
•  Meningococcal Outbreak at University of Oregon (March 20, 2015)
•  Measles Update (February 12, 2015)

 2015 PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORIES

• Warning Regarding Misuse of Medication Labeled “Xanax” (November 10, 2015)
• Temporary Exemption from the Mercury-Free Act -
     Use of influenza vaccine in children younger than 3 years of age (October 21, 2015)  
•  Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (July 16, 2015)
• Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD) among Men Who Have Sex with Men (July 16, 2015)
• Ebola Screening Update (1/6/2015)
• Assembly Bill (AB) 1667: TB Screening for School Employees & Volunteers  (1/05/2015)

 

ARCHIVES: City of Berkeley Health Alerts and Advisories (prior to 2015)

Please check the following links for more information about state or national health alerts and food, drug, or other product recalls:   

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

California Department of Health Services

U.S. Food and Drug Administration   

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