Health Advisory
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Health Advisory #145: Increased Cases of Hepatitis A Among Persons Who Are Homeless and Persons Who Use Illicit Drugs
April 2018: West Virginia warned of more hepatitis A cases in Kanawha and Putnam counties, mostly among people who were homeless or used illicit drugs.
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Widespread Influenza Activity and Severity in West Virginia
January 2018: a state health advisory said flu was widespread in West Virginia and urged vaccination and early antiviral treatment.
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Health Advisory #142: Vigilance for Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis
December 2017: West Virginia asked doctors to keep watch for acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in all age groups and to report suspected cases.
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Health Advisory #141: Dramatic Increase in Lyme Disease Cases
November 2017: West Virginia was on track for its most Lyme disease cases on record, with 571 cases and 45 counties reporting cases.
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Advice for Health Care Providers Treating Patients in or Recently Returned from Hurricane-Affected Areas
A 2017 CDC advisory for clinicians who saw patients from Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
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Rifampin/Penicillin-Resistant Strain of RB51 Brucella Contracted from Consumption of Raw Milk
September 2017: CDC warned that raw milk from a Texas dairy carried Brucella RB51, a strain that resists rifampin and penicillin.
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Increase in West Nile Virus Activity in Mosquitoes
September 2017: West Virginia reported West Nile virus in mosquito pools in eight counties, including Kanawha, and asked doctors to watch for cases.
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Hurricane Harvey: Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
A 2017 CDC advisory for clinicians on carbon monoxide poisoning from generators and fuel-powered tools after Hurricane Harvey.
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Increase in New HIV Infections Reported in West Virginia
The Bureau for Public Health is investigating an increase in newly diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the State among persons at high risk for infection. In addition to syphilis (reported among several of the cases), this at-risk population remains at high risk for hepatitis B and
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Increase in Reported Cases of Cyclospora cayetanensis Infection, United States, Summer 2017
A 2017 CDC advisory on a rise in Cyclospora infections: symptoms, testing and treatment.