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Tag: San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department

Three SLO County residents contract hepatitis A after catered event

Posted onJune 7, 2019

Three San Luis Obispo County residents contracted hepatitis A following a private catered event that took place last month, according to the SLO County Public Health Department. Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsdiseases, Public Health, San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department

Nationwide E. coli outbreak may be from Monterey County lettuce

Posted onNovember 26, 2018

A nationwide E. Coli outbreak that has resulted in more than 30 hospitalizations and prompted health officials to instruct consumers to stay away from romaine lettuce may have started in Monterey County. Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsdiseases, E. coli, Monterey County, San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department

Valley Fever cases again spike in SLO County

Posted onAugust 28, 2018

Even though California recorded the highest ever number of cases of Valley Fever last year, cases of the disease are spiking this year, particularly in San Luis Obispo County. Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsdiseases, San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, valley fever

Two people caught the flu from pigs at the Mid-State Fair

Posted onAugust 10, 2018

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department announced Thursday tests have confirmed that two people caught influenza viruses from contact with pigs at the California Mid-State Fair. Read More …

CategoriesFeatured, News BriefsTagsAnimals, Flu, Influenza, Mid-State Fair, San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department

Faced with protest, Parkinson issues statement on Holland death

Posted onMarch 19, 2018

Editor’s Note: Sheriff Ian Parkinson’s full statement is at the bottom of the article. In response to an outcry triggered by the release of the video showing a mentally ill man’s Read More …

CategoriesNews BriefsTagsIan Parkinson, San Luis Obispo County Jail, San Luis Obispo County Mental Health, San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office

SLO County health officials report first flu season death

Posted onJanuary 9, 2018

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department announced Monday that a 56-year-old woman died of complications related to type B influenza, marking the first death of what is described as Read More …

CategoriesNews BriefsTagsFlu, Influenza, San Luis Obispo County Health Agency, San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department

6th SLO County resident dies of valley fever in 2017

Posted onDecember 2, 2017December 19, 2017

For the sixth time in 2017, a San Luis Obispo County resident has died of valley fever, according to the county’s public health department. The latest person to die of the Read More …

CategoriesNews BriefsTagsdiseases, Fungus, San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, valley fever

High number of birds in SLO County infected with West Nile Virus

Posted onNovember 15, 2017November 16, 2017

Five birds collected in San Luis Obispo County in 2017 have tested positive for West Nile virus, an unusually high number, according to the San Luis Public Health Department. One of Read More …

CategoriesNews BriefsTagsDr. Penny Borenstein, Mosquito, Public Health, San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, West Nile Virus

Three bats test positive for rabies in SLO County

Posted onOctober 30, 2017November 5, 2017

Three bats have tested positive for rabies since June in San Luis Obispo County, a number that is higher than usual, according to the SLO County Public Health Department. Two of Read More …

CategoriesNews BriefsTagsAnimals, Atascadero, Bats, Cambria, Public Health, San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department

Chlamydia and gonorrhea steadily rising in SLO County

Posted onSeptember 30, 2017October 9, 2017

With new cases of STDs at an all-time high nationwide, chlamydia and gonorrhea are steadily on the rise in San Luis Obispo County. In 2016, there were 1.59 million cases of Read More …

CategoriesNews BriefsTagsPublic Health, San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)

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