People who work outdoors in California’s Central Valley and other locations, especially workers who dig or disturb soil, are at risk for Valley Fever. Valley Fever (also called coccidioidomycosis) is …
CDPH Urges Caution on How to Avoid Hantavirus following Diagnosis in Northern California Man
News Release SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reminds individuals to take precautions when entering cabins, trailers and other buildings that may be infested with rodents after …
Rabies Alert
Rabies Alert Rabies is a deadly but preventable disease. Though rabies is rare in Alameda County with an average of 2 to 5 bats testing positive each year for the …
Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1
News Release CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1 (download Pdf here) SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the …
CDPH Confirms First Human West Nile Virus Illness of 2017
News Release CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CDPH Confirms First Human West Nile Virus Illness of 2017 (download Pdf here) SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced …
Californians Urged to Remove Standing Water to Reduce Mosquitoes
News Release CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (Download .Pdf Here) Californians Urged to Remove Standing Water to Reduce Mosquitoes Eliminating Mosquito Breeding Sites Can Help Prevent Zika, West Nile SACRAMENTO …
Rabies
Rabies is a deadly but preventable disease. Though rabies is rare in Alameda County with an average of 2 to 5 bats testing positive each year for the disease, we …
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Links Lyme Disease Awareness Month May is Lyme disease Awareness Month-keep the ticks off!
West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness
Links West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week April 17 thru 23, 2016
Zika Virus Disease and Current Travel-Associated Viral Diseases of Concern
Links Zika Virus Disease and Current Travel-Associated Viral Diseases of Concern Zika virus is transmitted by Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes; we have no local populations of these mosquitoes …