(Santa Ana, CA) – The South Coast Air Quality Management District today issued a Windblown Dust Advisory where winds are high across the Los Angeles metro area, the Inland Empire, and Orange County. Air quality will be variable through Thursday afternoon or until windy conditions subside. Precautions for those in...
The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) was notified of seven confirmed cases of Legionnaire’s Disease (LD) among residents living in a community in a northwestern corner of Westminster. Investigations have begun by the HCA’s Disease Control and Epidemiology team and HCA’s Environmental Health Services to identify potential sources of the...
The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) recently identified the first case of Trichophyton mentagrophytes (TMVII) in Orange County. TMVII is a recently emerged cause of dermatophyte (e.g. ringworm, or tinea) infection and is transmitted via sexual contact. Presentation involves inflammatory, sometimes painful, persistent skin lesions of the anogenital, buttocks, trunk...
(Santa Ana, CA) - In preparation for the opening of the Be Well Campus in Irvine, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) and Mind OC have worked closely with the Board of Supervisors, CalOptima, and both public and private partners to create a Behavioral Health Campus dedicated to enhancing access...
(Santa Ana, CA) - The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) recognizes World AIDS Day on December 1, 2024, which marks the 36th commemoration, as an opportunity to support the well-being of those living with HIV; to remember those who have died from AIDS-related illness; and to promote prevention, care, and...
(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency’s Environmental Health Division has closed the open coastal area from 1,500 feet upcoast of the Salt Creek to 1,500 feet downcoast of the Salt Creek in Dana Point. The spill of approximately 3,375 gallons was caused by a breakage in a...
A case of measles has been confirmed in a child who returned at the end of November after international travel. Potential exposures may have occurred in the following situations: Wednesday, 11/27/24 at Los Angeles International (LAX) airport, additional information available here Saturday, 11/30/2024 from noon to 5:00 PM Children’s Hospital...
(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) has confirmed a case of measles in an infant returning from international travel to Orange County (OC). The person visited the following locations in OC while infectious: November 30, 12 noon to 5 p.m., Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)...
(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency, Environmental Health Services, has closed the open coastal water area in Laguna Beach spanning from Treasure Island Beach to Table Rock at Aliso Beach due to a sewage spill. The sewage spill of approximately 465,000 gallons was caused by a force...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to clinicians and laboratories due to sporadic human infections with avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses amid high levels of seasonal influenza activity. CDC is recommending a shortened timeline for subtyping all influenza A specimens...