Health Advisory
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Update: Outbreak of Life-Threatening Coagulopathy Associated With Synthetic Cannabinoids Use
December 2018 CDC health update: the multistate outbreak of severe bleeding from synthetic cannabinoids laced with brodifacoum, a rat poison.
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HEALTH ADVISORY #153 Update on Supply of Hepatitis A Vaccine, Prioritization for State- Supplied Vaccine, and Clinical Considerations
The supply of adult hepatitis A vaccine continues to be constrained nationally due to the hepatitis A outbreak among adults in several states resulting in substantially increased demand for adult hepatitis A vaccine. There are, however, adequate supplies of the pediatric formulation of hepatitis A v
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HEALTH ADVISORY #152 Cluster of Legionnaire’s Disease in Northern Panhandle
Since late September 2018, six (6) cases of confirmed Legionella pneumonia (also known as Legionnaire’s Disease) have been reported among persons that work at a facility in the Northern Panhandle. These cases are tightly clustered in time and there may be potentially associated cases that have not y
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HEALTH ADVISORY #151 Influenza Season 2018-2019
September 30, 2018 officially began the 2018-2019 influenza season. Since the 2017-2018 influenza season was one of the most severe seen in several years, it is important to be prepared for the upcoming season. The West Virginia Bureau for Public Health would like to remind stakeholders of the manda
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HEALTH ADVISORY #150 Vigilance for Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Since acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) was first recognized in the United States in 2014, only two confirmed cases have been reported in West Virginia (both in 2016). Though no cases have been reported since then, healthcare providers are encouraged to continue vigilance for cases of AFM among all age g
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Advice to Clinicians about Leptospirosis in U.S. Travelers Returning from Northern Israel
Summary The Israeli Ministry of Health is reporting an outbreak of leptospirosis in persons with exposure to natural water sources in the Golan Heights region of northern Israel after July 1, 2018. As of September 6, 2018, three persons with leptospirosis who traveled to Israel have been identified
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KCHD recommends Hep A vaccinations for Lee Street Lounge cookout patrons
Patrons of the Lee Street Lounge, located at 1111 Lee St., E., in Charleston, who ate food and had beverages during a Monday, Aug. 6, cookout at the facility may have been exposed to hepatitis A and should be vaccinated by Aug. 20. Vaccinations received within two weeks of exposure can prevent the l
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Health Advisory #148: Voluntary NonOpioid Advanced Directive
July 2018: West Virginia Health Advisory #148 explained the Voluntary NonOpioid Advanced Directive, a form that lets a person refuse opioids in advance.
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Health Advisory #147: Update on the Multi-State Hepatitis A Outbreak
June 2018: West Virginia had 203 hepatitis A cases in 11 counties, most from Cabell, Kanawha and Putnam, and asked doctors to report and vaccinate.
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Outbreak of Life-Threatening Coagulopathy Associated With Synthetic Cannabinoids Use
May 2018 CDC health advisory: synthetic cannabinoid products laced with brodifacoum, a rat poison, caused severe bleeding in 202 people in nine states.