News Release: CDPH Issues Public Health Advisory Urging Everyone to Refrain from Vaping The California Department of Public Health issued a health advisory today urging everyone to refrain from vaping, no matter the substance or source, until current investigations are complete. September 25, 2019 Public Health , Health Advisory, CDPH, Vaping 0 0 Comment Read More »
Health Advisory: Measles Measles has recently been confirmed in a San Francisco resident, the first such case since 2013. The patient is an adult who was exposed to measles during an international flight. March 5, 2019 Public Health Health Advisory, Measles 0 0 Comment Read More »
Outbreak of Life-threatening Coagulopathy Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoids Use An update to the Outbreak of Life-threatening Coagulopathy Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoids Use December 13, 2018 CDC Cannabinoid, Health Advisory 0 0 Comment Read More »
Health Advisory: National Increase in Reports of Suspected Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases Nationally, from January 1 through October 16, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 62 confirmed cases of AFM in patients from 22 U.S. states. An additional 65 suspected cases are still under investigation at CDC. During this same time period, five suspected AFM cases have been reported to CDPH. One suspected case has been ruled out and four suspected cases remain under investigation; none have yet been confirmed. October 19, 2018 News, Public Health, SF Dept of Public Health Health Advisory, National, Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFDPH Health Advisory - Measles in San Francisco Bay Area Between 3/5/18 and 4/3/18, measles has been confirmed in six (6) unvaccinated patients who are residents of Santa Clara County (5) and Alameda County (1). One additional linked case has been confirmed in Nevada. All cases are linked to an unvaccinated traveler who was exposed in Europe and developed measles after returning to the San Francisco Bay Area. April 6, 2018 Public Health, SF Dept of Public Health Health Advisory, Measels, SFDPH 0 0 Comment Read More »
