County of Los Angeles
Department of Public Health
Acute Communicable Disease Control
313 N. Figueroa Street, Room 212
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 240-7941
Fax: (213) 482-4856
E-Mail:acdc2@ph.lacounty.gov

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Reports, Publications, Presentations

Reports

• Annual Morbidity Report and Special Studies Report 2011 (12-24-12)
• Special Studies Report, 2011 (10-25-12)
• Annual Morbidity and Special Studies Report, 2010 (07-02-12)
• Annual Surveillance & Special Reports
• Flu Surveillance Reports
• West Nile Virus Surveillance Reports

Publications

• ACDC Journal Articles
• Rx for Prevention
• The Public's Health
• California Morbidity Updates

Presentations - Information in all presentations are considered provisional and are subject to change

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• Reportable Enteric Parasitic Infections (includes Cysticercosis & Taeniasis presented July 2010)
  • Enteric Parasites 101: Dr. Shira Shafir - Handouts
  • Surveillance of Parasites in LA County: Susie Tang  - Slides - Handouts
  • Cysticercosis: Curtis Croker-  Slides - Handouts
  • Changes in Taeniasis Testing: Curtis Croker- Slides - Handouts / B-73 Section - Specimen Forms & Protocols

 

• Community-Associated MRSA
  • Community Associated MRSA: Presentation with slides by Dr. Elizabeth Bancroft (August 2008)
  • Alternate Link to Presentation (Video Only)
  
  
• Hepatitis
  • Hepatitis: Dr. Elizabeth Bancroft - Slide Handouts (February 2008)
  • Care of the Asian Elderly with Hepatitis Infection: Jane Maynard - Slide Handouts  (February 2008)
  • Asian Pacific Islander Hepatitis B Task Force: Wendy Berger - Slide Handouts  (February 2008)
  • Hepatitis Prevention Efforts: Pierre Nsilu  (February 2008)
  
  
  

• Pandemic H1N1  (Presented September 15, 2009 - Courtesy of Providence St. Joseph Medical Center)
• Pandemic H1N1 Update: Dr. Laurene Mascola
 

• Pandemic H1N1 & Related (Presented September 4, 2009 - choose from 3 server sites below for video)
  • Influenza (H1N1) Update: Dr. Elizabeth Bancroft - Site 1  /  Site 2   - Slides - Handouts (Note: First 10-15 minutes of footage missing due to power failure)
  • Respiratory Outbreaks 101: Dr. Elizabeth Bancroft - Site 1  /  Site 2   - Slides - Handouts
  • Health Care Workers and Infection Control Issues: Dr. Dawn Terashita & Sharon Sakamoto - Site 1  /  Site 2  - Slides - Handouts 
  • Influenza-Like Illness in LA County Skilled Nursing Facilities: Patricia Marquez - Site 1  /  Site 2  - Slides - Handouts
  • Vaccinating Against the Pandemic H1N1 Virus: Dr. Alvin Nelson El Amin -Site 1  /  Site 2  - Slides - Handouts
     
• Pertussis
  • Power Point: Pertussis Prevention - English / Chinese
  
  
• Rabies (Presented March 15, 2011)
  • Bites Bats and Being Safe: Dr. Emily Beeler, DVM - Site 1 - Slides - Handouts - Comic
  
  
• Reptile-Associated Salmonellosis (Presented March 15, 2011)
  • Reader's Theater Demonstration: Elaine Waldman - Site 1 - English & Spanish / Spanish Only / Chinese  - Readers Theater Guide For Group Education - Group Evaluation For Participants - Fax Feedback Form For Group Educators
  
  
• Respiratory Outbreaks (Presented September 4, 2009 - choose from 3 server sites below for video)
  • Respiratory Outbreaks 101: Dr. Elizabeth Bancroft -< Site 1  /  Site 2  - Slides - Handouts
  • Influenza-Like Illness in LA County Skilled Nursing Facilities: Patricia Marquez - Site 1  /  Site 2  - Slides - Handouts
  
  
• Scabies
  • Link (November 2007)
  
  
• Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (Presented March 15, 2011)
  • Identification and Reporting: Leticia Martinez - Site 1 - Slides - Handouts
  
  
• Varicella
  • Control of Varicella Outbreaks: Presentation by Dr. Rachel Civen (November 2007)
  • Alternate Link to Presentation Above (Video Only)