Bat Found in Rancho Santa Margarita Tests Positive for Rabies
(Santa Ana, CA) — A bat found at Rancho Santa Margarita Lake has tested positive for rabies. The bat was found on the ground near a walking path around the lake on Thursday,…
Lead There is No Safe Level of Lead and No Its Not Just in Old Paint
As a parent, you may have been asked, “Does your child live in, or spend a lot of time in, a place built before 1978 that has peeling or chipped paint or that has been recently remodeled?”That…
Bat Found in City of Orange Tests Positive for Rabies
(Santa Ana, CA) — A bat found on the sidewalk of the west side of the 500 block of S. Main Street in Orange has tested positive for rabies. The bat was found on Thursday, October 16, 2025,…
CD HEALTH ALERT Orange Countys First West Nile Virus Human Infection of the Season Reported
An individual in their 80s confirmed positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), becoming the first human WNV infection in Orange County this year. In 2024, Orange County had one WNV human infection. As of…
OC Health Care Agency Reports First Human West Nile Virus Case of 2025
(Santa Ana, CA) — An Anaheim resident over the age of 80 has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), marking the first confirmed human WNV case in Orange County this year. The…
Tips for Surviving the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Picture-perfect decorations, families dressed in matching holiday outfits laughing together in front of a cozy fireplace, snow falling outside the window—this is what the holidays look like in…
CD HEALTH ALERT California Alerted CDC of Multistate Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to ByHeart Infant Formula
The California Department of Public Health is working with other state health departments and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate a multistate outbreak of infant…
CD HEALTH ALERT Expanded Recall of ByHeart Infant Formula Linked to Infant Botulism Outbreak
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the Center for Disease Control and Prevent (CDC) and multiple other states continue to investigate a large, multi-state outbreak, of infant botulism…
CAHAN Silicosis Cases in Countertop Workers Continue to Rise as Silicosis Becomes a Reportable Disease in California
This advisory is being issued in response to the recent update to Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, which now designates silicosis as a reportable disease. As of July 2025, healthcare…
OCEAN WATER CLOSURE IN AREAS OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AND NEWPORT BEACH
The OC Health Care Agency (HCA), Environmental Health Services, has closed the open coastal water area in Huntington Beach and Newport Beach spanning from the Talbert Channel outfall at Huntington…