Body For the last several weeks there has been increasing respiratory virus activity in Orange County. Rates of COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and Influenza disease are all rising based on the percentage of positive test results reported to OCHCA. RSV activity has been increasing for the last 6 weeks, but...

Body The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) Environmental Health Division has closed the open coastal area from Laguna Avenue to Blue Lagoon in Laguna Beach due to a sewage spill. The spill volume is an estimated total of 94,500 gallons, and was caused by a break in a force main sewer...

Body The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify clinicians and health departments about the occurrence, geographic spread, and sexually associated human-to-human transmission of Clade I Monkeypox virus (MPXV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). MPXV has two...

Body The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify healthcare providers and the public about an outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) among people in the United States with recent travel to or residence in the city of Tecate...

Body (Santa Ana, CA) – To address the recent increase in reported respiratory virus activity in Orange County (OC), the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) Public Health Services recommends residents get vaccinated and be vigilant about preventive measures to reduce the spread of winter viruses. Reported cases of COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial...

Body The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to alert healthcare providers to low vaccination rates against influenza, COVID-19, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). Low vaccination rates, coupled with ongoing increases in national and international respiratory disease activity caused by multiple...

Body Once a high-risk individual is diagnosed with COVID-19, early treatment with antivirals is the best existing strategy to decrease the risk of serious illness and prevent hospitalization. All available COVID-19 oral antivirals have now transitioned to the commercial market after almost two years of being available free of charge through...

Body (Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency, Environmental Health Division, has closed the open coastal area from Victoria Beach to Goff Island Beach in Laguna Beach due to a sewage spill. The sewage spill of approximately 1,964 gallons was caused by a blockage in a sewer main in...

Body (Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) is pleased to announce a special collaboration with the Angels Baseball Foundation, resulting in a generous donation to the Directing Change Film Contest, a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about mental health concerns among youth. The Angels’ donation...

Body (Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) Environmental Health Division is encouraging consumers to be cautious when consuming raw oysters due to reported cases of norovirus illness in surrounding counties, which are linked to raw oysters imported from a specific harvest in northwest Mexico. Last week health...