The news right now about infectious diseases, both abroad and here in the U.S., is changing rapidly. Rather than trying to recap what you already know, and which will be out-of-date quickly, we’re including some links to the official sources of information. E. Coli in Oregon — According to a report by Oregon Public Broadcasting, despite the recent high-profile cases, the number of incidents is about average (opb.org/news/blog/newsblog/e-coli-by-the-numbers-in-oregon/). For a fact sheet about this food-borne pathogen, see the Oregon Public Health Division: public.health.oregon.gov/DiseasesConditions/DiseasesAZ/ecoli/Pages/facts.aspx. Enterovirus D68 virus in the U.S. Midwest and beyond — See the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: cdc.gov/non-polio-enterovirus/about/ev-d68.html. Ebola in West Africa — cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html. If you have concerns about something you or a member of your family may be coming down with, you can check for health tips on our web site — https://healthwise.net/careoregon/Content/CustDocument.aspx?XML=STUB.XML&XSL=CD.FRONTPAGE.XSL — including guidelines when you should see a health care provider.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 22:00:02 +0000
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