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Public Health Alerts, Updates & Advisories		Department of Health
		Michael C. Caldwell, MD, MPH, Commissioner

The following list contains the latest public health updates, alerts, and advisories from the Dutchess County Department of Health. You can subscribe to receive email notification when the content on this webpage changes by clicking on the Subscribe button above; or you can receive updates to the Public Health Information list below by clicking on the RSS Feed icon above to subscribe to the Public Health Updates, Alerts & Advisories RSS feed. (Please note: RSS feeds must be viewed using a feed reader. See Web Feed Help for more information.)

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Public Health Information from the Dutchess County Department of Health

6/11/2010 - DCDOH Public Health Advisory - Confirmed Mumps Cases in Dutchess County (.pdf)
6/11/2010 - DCDOH Public Health Advisory - Mumps Cases In Dutchess County (.pdf)
5/17/2010 - DCDOH Public Health Advisory - Calabash Chalk Containing Elevated Levels of Lead and Arsenic (.pdf)
4/28/2010 - DCDOH Public Health Alert - Clusters of E. Coli in Dutchess County Students (.pdf)
4/5/2010 - DCDOH Public Health Advisory - New Expiration Dates for Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (.pdf)
4/2/2010 - DCDOH Public Health Advisory - Voluntary Recall of Wyeth's Prevnar Pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine (.pdf)
3/25/2010 - DCDOH Public Health Alert - Recommendation to Temporarily Suspend Usage of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Rotarix (Rotavirus) Vaccine (.pdf)
3/22/2010 - DCDOH Public Health Alert - Outbreak of Herpes Gladiatorum (.pdf)
2/11/2010 - DCDOH Public Health Advisory - Antiviral Recommendations (.pdf)
2/4/2010 - DCDOH Public Health Advisory - Notice to Physicians About Sanofi Pasteur Changes Expiration Date (.pdf)
1/28/2010 - DCDOH Public Health Advisory - Antiviral Treatment Available for Uninsured/Underinsured (.pdf)
1/7/2010 - DCDOH Public Health Advisory - Seasonal Flu and 2009 H1N1 Vaccines Available (.pdf)
12/29/2009 - DCDOH Public Health Advisory - Seasonal Flu and 2009 H1N1 Vaccines Available Through the Dutchess County Department of Health (.pdf)
12/23/2009 - DCDOH Public Health Alert - Voluntary Recall of Certain Lots of MedImmune 2009 H1N1 Nasal Spray (.pdf)
12/16/2009 - DCDOH Public Health Alert - Instructions Relative to Voluntary Recalled Lots of Sanofi Pasteur 2009 H1N1 Pediatric (0.25 mL, for 6-35 month olds) Vaccine in Pre-Filled Syringes (.pdf)
12/15/2009 - DCDOH Public Health Update - Update on 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Protocols (.pdf)
12/10/2009 - DCDOH Advisory - 2009 H1N1 vaccine Now available to ALL New Yorkers (.pdf)
12/2/2009 - DCDOH Public Health Advisory - H1N1 Vaccination Campaign (.pdf)
11/25/2009 - DCDOH Public Health Advisory - H1N1 Guidance for Medical Care Facilities & Offices (.pdf)
11/17/2009 - DCDOH Public Health Update - Pneumonia Vaccine - H1N1 Update including CDCs 5 in 5 for Healthcare Providers (.pdf)
11/6/2009 - CDC Alert - Key Issues for Clinicians Concerning Antiviral Treatments for 2009 H1N1
11/5/2009 - DCDOH Public Health Alert for Pharmacists - FDA Releases Guidance for Tamiflu Oral Suspension (.pdf)
10/22/2009 - DCDOH Public Health Update - 2009 H1N1 Influenza Update for Providers - Update #1 (.pdf)
10/19/2009 - DCDOH Public Health Alert - H1N1 Vaccine Update for Healthcare Providers (.pdf)
10/7/2009 - DCDOH Public Health Alert - Provider Registration and Insurance Billing (.pdf): NYSDOH - 10/07/09 - Q & A's relating to 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Insurance Billing/Coding (.pdf)
9/22/2009 - DCDOH Advisory - DCDOH Urges Healthcare Providers to Register Now for Novel H1N1 Influenza Vaccine (.pdf)
9/21/2009 - DCDOH Advisory - NYSDOH Guidance for Seasonal and H1N1 Influenza (.pdf)
9/14/2009 - DCDOH Public Health Alert - Novel H1N1 Vaccine Survey and Update (.pdf)
7/29/2009 - DCDOH Advisory - New Lead Regulations (.pdf)
7/15/2009 - DCDOH Advisory - HEAL 9 (.pdf)

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See the following for the latest guidance on the H1N1 Flu from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

H1N1 Flu Information for Specific Groups - http://cdc.gov/h1n1flu/groups.htm

The following documents are available in the specified formats on our website:

Public Health Notices for Schools, Colleges, Day Care Settings:

DCDOH Public Health Alert - 09/08/09 (.pdf) - Childcare Guidance for 2009-2010 Influenza Season

Public Health Notices:

DCDOH Public Health Advisory - 07/09/09 (.pdf) - Confirmed Case of Powassan Viral Encephalitis

Zostavax Vaccine Now Available - 05/21/2009 (.pdf)

Guidance from NYSDOH:

Clinical Guidance for Assessment, Testing and Treatment of H1N1 in Children - 5/27/09 (.pdf)

NYS Dept of Health Fentanyl Resource page

CDC's Information about Mumps

Prevention of Varicella – Provisional Updated ACIP (.pdf) - Recommendations for Varicella Vaccine Use Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine – Preventable Diseases, 9th edition, published in January 2006 (page 183), and endorsed by the American College of Immunization Practices.

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