| August 13, 2010 |
Recall |
Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa is expanding its voluntary recall (initiated August 13, 2010) of specific dates of shell eggs produced by their farms because those eggs have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
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| May 19, 2010 |
Alert |
Mercury Poisoning Linked to Face Cream
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a Health Alert May 19, 2010 notifying persons who may be using unlabeled, nonprescription face creams from Mexico for the purpose of skin lightening, fading freckles and age spots, and preventing acne that these products contain very high levels of mercury, are harmful to your health, and should not be used.
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| February 23, 2010 |
Alert |
Measles Health Alert
Four cases of measles have been diagnosed in the San Francisco Bay Area in the past two weeks. Two cases occurred in two unvaccinated toddlers who traveled to Europe and Asia; one case in an older adult who traveled to Europe; and the fourth case was an unvaccinated adult with no travel history.
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| July 23, 2009 |
Alert |
Novel H1N1 Flu
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| July 20, 2009 |
Alert |
Novel H1N1 Flu
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| Jan. 28, 2009
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Recall |
Peanut Butter Recall
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to post voluntary recalls of products potentially contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium from peanut butter and peanut paste recalled by the Peanut Corporation of America.
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| Sept. 20, 2008
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Update |
Rabies Vaccine Supply Shortage
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| Aug. 29, 2008
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Update |
Rabies Vaccine Supply Shortage<
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| Aug. 26, 2008
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Alert |
Rabies Vaccine Supply Shortage
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has strongly recommended that health care providers, state and local health authorities, and animal control officials take immediate steps to ensure the appropriate use of human rabies vaccine due to a national rabies vaccine shortage.
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| Jul. 10-11, 2008
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Advisory |
Heat Advisory
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the San Francisco Bay Area that remains in effect until 8 p.m. Friday, July 11.
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| Jul. 8-10, 2008
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Advisory |
Health Advisory, Red Flag Warning, Spare the Air
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the San Francisco Bay Area and a red flag warning for the North and East Bay hills that remain in effect noon today, July 8, until 5 p.m. Thursday, July 10.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has a spare the air notice for the same period.
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| Jun. 25-27, 2008
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Advisory |
Air Quality Health Advisory
Bay Area Air Quality Management District Issues Health Advisory
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| May, Jun 2008 |
Update |
Salmonella Outbreak Update
New cases of Salmonella linked to certain types of tomatoes have been reported to CDPH.
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May 16, 2008
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Advisory |
Heat Advisory
The National Weather Service's heat advisory for the San Francisco Bay Area remains in effect noon to 8 p.m. today, May 16. |
| Feb. 1, 2008
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Recall |
Merck Hib Vaccine Recall
CDPH has temporarily adjusted the requirement for child care entry and issues and an iterim special immunization schedule
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Dec. 14, 2007
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Recall |
Merck Hib Vaccine Recall
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Sept. 15, 2006
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Update |
E.coli in Spinach
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| Sept. 15, 2006 |
Update |
Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infection in Injection Drug Users
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| August 4, 2006 |
Update |
Food Poisoining From Eating Raw Oysters
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| June 2, 2006 |
Update |
Probable Wound Botulism
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