Message from the Interim Health Officer of LA County
August 10, 2015
Last Thursday the
California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
announced a case of human plague in California. The patient lives in LA County and was hospitalized for the illness after a family trip to Yosemite State National Park and Stanislaus National Forest. Officials are still investigating where the individual may have contracted the disease.
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Press Releases and Health Advisories
Public Health Announces Ebola Readiness: LA County Department of Public Health can swiftly respond should a case of Ebola occur here (9/30/14)
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Press Conferences and Events
10/17/14 The LA County Department of Public Health partnered with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on an Ebola preparation exercise. This provided health care workers the opportunity to practice what they would do in the event a person with Ebola is admitted to the facility.
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10/15/14The LA County Department of Public Health
held a Media Roundtable and Press Conference to
provide reporters with the latest information about Ebola, as well as background information, enabling well-informed coverage of the situation.
Glossary - Terms that may be commonly used when referring to Ebola
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JEFFREY GUNZENHAUSER, MD, MPH
(pronounced "Gun'-zen-how-zer")
Interim Health Officer of LA County Biographical
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ROBERT KIM-FARLEY, MD, MPH
Director, Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Biographical
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