public health

West Nile virus cases top 800 statewide

More than 800 human cases of West Nile virus were reported throughout California in 2014.

9 years ago

Measles scare stretches to Berkeley library

A person with a possible case of measles was at two Berkeley library branches last week and could have exposed…

9 years ago

Wiener backs dropping vaccine exemptions

Supervisor Scott Wiener introduced a resolution supporting efforts to eliminate personal belief exemptions for vaccinations.

9 years ago

UCSF vaccine error blinds man in one eye

A $100,000 penalty was issued Wednesday to the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center.

9 years ago

Contra Costa measles patient commuted on BART

Contra Costa County health officials confirmed its first case of measles since the outbreak began.

9 years ago

Child becomes Solano’s first measles case

Solano County Public Health Department officials have announced the county's first case of measles in 2015.

9 years ago

Three new measles cases pop up in Bay Area

Health officials announced they have confirmed a third new of measles in the Bay Area.

9 years ago

Napa reports Bay Area’s fifth flu death

The first flu-related death in Napa County this season was reported Friday night.

9 years ago

Dozens of measles cases now linked to Disneyland

Most of the 59 confirmed measles cases in California have been connected to an initial exposure in Disneyland.

9 years ago

Warning sounds over ‘mild’ flu season­

There have been at least four flu-related deaths in the Bay Area so far in what officials are calling a…

9 years ago

Listeria prompts nationwide apple recall

Granny smith and gala apples are being recalled nationwide after the presence of Listeria monocytogenes was confirmed at an apple…

9 years ago

Disneyland measles strike Bay Area victim

An Alameda County resident contracted measles after visiting a Disney theme park in Southern California last month.

9 years ago

SF sets limits on new cigarette permits

To reduce the high level of tobacco permits in low-income neighborhoods, the ordinance places a cap of 45 permits for…

9 years ago

UCSF receives priority to treat Ebola

Five University of California medical centers are now considered priority hospitals to treat confirmed Ebola.

10 years ago

Santa Clara confirms four new enterovirus cases

Four new cases of enterovirus-D68 have been diagnosed in Santa Clara County.

10 years ago

Whooping cough out­break leads to warning

3,458 cases of whooping cough were reported in California as of June 10 — more than in all of 2013.

10 years ago

Yosemite visitors warned of deadly virus

Yosemite officials alerted 1,700 visitors who may have been exposed to a rodent-borne virus that recently killed two people.

12 years ago

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