The following information is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emerging Infectious Diseases: Bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax: the first 10 cases reported in the United States, November 8, 2001, available at: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no6/jernigan.htm . Additional resources and references are available at www.ochealthinfo.com/epi/bio and at http://www.bt.cdc.gov . Inhalational Anthrax There...
Anthrax-Microbiology Bacillus anthracis -gram +, spore-forming, bacillus Spores may remain infectious in environment for as long as 50 years Endemic infection in animals Spores enter host, germinate in a macrophage and are transported to regional lymph nodes where local toxins cause edema and death of tissue Humans develop infection naturally...
Public Health Alert Attention Infectious Disease Physicians Hospital Emergency Departments Hospital Infection Control Acute Care Clinics Management of Possible Anthrax or Other Bio-Terror Exposures The County of Orange, Health Care Agency (OCHCA) has been receiving many calls regarding the management of patients with possible anthrax exposures. In the event of...
(Santa Ana, CA) — On May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its recommendation for fully vaccinated people and announced that they “...no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial...
Following FDA approval earlier this week, on May 12, 2021 the CDC’s Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the use of the Pifzer-Biontech COVID-19 vaccine for children 12-15 years of age.
(Santa Ana, CA) - The OC Health Care Agency’s Environmental Health (EH) Division has closed an ocean water and beach area in Bolsa Chica State Beach at and directly adjacent to the location of whale remains. Read More
OC-MEDS Outcome Data Outcome data are a critical component of Emergency Medical Services and have been reported in Orange County since 1987 with the advent of the Hospital Discharge Data Report. The National EMS Information System ( NEMSIS ) has now formally defined a set of outcome data elements that...
OC-MEDS Outcome Data FAQ
Increased demand in COVID-19 vaccines anticipated after State announced their “Vax for the Win” Program. (Santa Ana, CA) — The County of Orange anticipates an increased demand for first dose COVID-19 vaccinations after Governor Newsom’s announcement on May 27, 2021 that the State of California has launched “ Vax for...