Sentences with phrase «public health alert»

Rumours emerged Wednesday that the first case of the disease has been recorded in Accra, a month after the Ghana Health Service issued a public health alert warning Ghanaians of a possible outbreak in the country.

Not all Foster Farms products were affected by the public health alert, so some chicken remains on store shelves, officials said.

About 40 times each year, the state puts out a public health alert about the high levels of bacteria in the bay.

Public health alerts helped physicians recognise cases of typhoid that were resistant to ceftriaxone, an antibiotic reserved to treat multidrug - resistant infections.

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The Health Commissioner added that the ministry have made contacts with UPTH, primary health centres, and other relevant authorities to be at alert for any emergencies and called on the public to contact the following numbers 08056109538, 09062277699, and 08033124314 in case of emerHealth Commissioner added that the ministry have made contacts with UPTH, primary health centres, and other relevant authorities to be at alert for any emergencies and called on the public to contact the following numbers 08056109538, 09062277699, and 08033124314 in case of emerhealth centres, and other relevant authorities to be at alert for any emergencies and called on the public to contact the following numbers 08056109538, 09062277699, and 08033124314 in case of emergency.

In addition to public communications from various County Departments, ocgov.net also offers employment opportunities, health alerts, property tax rolls, real property information, defensive driving courses, health immunization clinics, and scheduling information for legislative meetings.

The Cuomo administration resisted sounding a public alarm even though federal regulators warned senior health department officials that people in Hoosick Falls should be alerted they were drinking water that contained dangerous levels of a chemical linked to cancer and other serious health problems, according to documents recently obtained by POLITICO New York through a Freedom of Information Request.

Schneiderman also issued a consumer alert warning about the false advertisements and directed the public to Zika - prevention measures and brands that have been scientifically proven to work and recommended by public - health officials.

«Fight the Bite» Signs Alert Public to Mosquito and Tick Threats The Oneida County Health Department has received 84 signs alerting the public to «Fight the Bite» and the threat of mosquito and tick - borne diseases such as West Nile Virus (WNV), Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Lyme DiPublic to Mosquito and Tick Threats The Oneida County Health Department has received 84 signs alerting the public to «Fight the Bite» and the threat of mosquito and tick - borne diseases such as West Nile Virus (WNV), Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Lyme Dipublic to «Fight the Bite» and the threat of mosquito and tick - borne diseases such as West Nile Virus (WNV), Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Lyme Disease.

As POLITICO New York reported in June, the Cuomo administration resisted sounding a public alarm over the water pollution crisis in Hoosick Falls, even though federal regulators warned senior DOH officials that residents of the town should be alerted that they were drinking water that contained dangerous levels of PFOA, a chemical that has been linked to cancer and other serious health problems.

Should there be a sequence of interest, the public or animal health surveillance systems in the state of origin can be alerted.

Within two days of alerting the public health department, the diagnosis was confirmed, and news had passed up the ranks to Florida's governor, Jeb Bush.

Combined, these models give public health and governmental officials vital climate information needed to create early warning systems — systems that can alert the public to the risk for disease and allow public health officials to mobilize resources and enact mosquito control programs and surveillance ahead of peak season.

Public health workers can be alerted, and in some instances patients can be advised where to find vaccines.

«Our intention in raising this concern is not to be alarmist but rather to alert paediatricians to what might become a major public health problem.»

With Clark Freifeld of the MIT Media Lab, Brownstein has developed HealthMap, a Google - based application designed to alert public - health officials to nascent epidemics.

In a rare public alert last week, the World Health Organization warned that highly resistant cases of gonorrhoea have now been detected in Japan, Europe and Australia.

In February 2016, The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) both took steps to alert the public about the danger of the Zika virus.

Considering the recent irreversible spread of synthetic cannabinoids and their impact on human health, their data should serve as a public alert.

The authors state, «It is important that clinicians be on high alert to recognize gonorrhea treatment failures so that they can be reported promptly to public health officials.

«This was intended to be an exploratory study,» Allareddy said, «one that we hope will help alert the public, researchers, and policymakers of the need to fully define and address this important, emerging public health problem among children in the United States.»

«Public health officials, neurologists and critical care and emergency medicine specialists need to be alert to the likely rise in Guillain - Barre syndrome cases that will occur in other parts of the world that are currently going through epidemics of acute Zika infection,» Willison said.

However, the researchers advised taking public health measures to alert high - risk patients — perhaps via smartphone messaging — when problematic weather changes are coming.

The National Association of School Nurses wants to help alert officials and remedy problems associated with poor indoor air quality, noting that it is considered among the top public environmental health risks.

• Both the CDC and all veterinary health authorities, public health agnencies and epidemiologists and microbiolobists are on alert around the clock, it is important to understand everything is being done to monitor populationis of people and all animals for unusual signs and even testing where necessary.

Today the Veterinary Public Health division of Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services sent a note to area veterinarians to alert us to a major increase in the number of cases of distemper in Harris County.

These new efforts will bolster PIJAC's Health Alerts to members during outbreaks and hopefully impact how the media informs the public.

In Australia, where the controversy is reaching new heights, a wind industry executive has been singling out Dr Sarah Laurie in a bid to make the public forget the many other health professionals who alert the public to the dangerous effects of wind turbines: «[T] he largest public relations issue for the industry at the moment is the theory of an ex-doctor that infrasound or low frequency noise from wind turbines is likely to make anyone within 10 km of a wind turbine sick» (2).

For example, requiring that covered health care providers obtain third - party review before permitting them to alert a public health authority that an individual was infected with a serious communicable disease could cause delay appropriate intervention by a public health authority and could present a serious threat to the health of many individuals.

Courts must be alert to the possibility that rules that ostensibly aim at health and safety are actually enacted for less benign purposes, and in particular as a result of various public choice problems.

The Department of State is alerting U.S. Citizens that WHO and CDC have provided interim guidance to public health authorities, airlines, and other partners in West Africa.

But with Health Canada consulting the public about stark warning labels that would alert consumers to high levels of saturated fat, sugar and salt in processed foods — labels that could be slapped on milk - derived products including sweetened yogurt and chocolate milk — dairy farmers in southwestern Ontario worry the planned changes might slim down their business prospects, too.

And in Belfast, a new public health campaign is rolling out coughing bus shelters to alert people to the early warning signs of lung cancer.

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