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If you have questions regarding dead birds and avian flu, click here for info

Bioterrorism subject website . . .Are you ready?        Do you have an Emergency Action Plan?

     
Breaking News . . .        Emerging Infectious Diseases          Food Safety Press Releases

AVIAN FLU (pandemic flu info)            Hanta virus

Zoonotic and Vector Borne Disease Newsletter

  
Do you really need an antibiotic?


FAQ's on mosquitoes  Mosquitoes — How to control them Mosquito Repellents (Annals of Internal Medicine)     

    West Nile Virus State toll-free Hotline... 1 866 788- 4787    WNV Newsletters (from DOH)

U.S. and State maps for West Nile Virus (updated monthly) 

    
  
Mosquito-borne Diseases
 ( a slide show )         Aquatic Mosquito Control NPDES General Permit  
        . . .What about my horse?      . . . Mosquito Control District issues     . . . CDC on WNV         
                          and you'll find even more herehere, or  here under "West Nile Virus"
                  Washington State's Mosquito-borne Disease Response Plan (a long pdf file) 

            FOR MOSQUITO COMPLAINTS, etc. contact Kathleen @ (360) 678-7914
                           Island County Mosquito Surveillance Program Report (2003-2004)
              WNV Recommendation to Local Board of Health
           
Camano Island Mosquito Control District

Animal Bites & Bats , REPORTING AND COLLECTING**  (with concerns about Rabies )
Health Department phone numbers during normal business hours for animal bites & bat reports and collection:  (Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
From Whidbey Island - (360) 679-7350 x 7296     From Camano Island – (360) 629-4522 x 7350
After hours or holidays please call our normal emergency response number: 
24/7 Response Phone Emergency Only:  (360) 679-9567   or   (360) 629- 2224 (from Camano) 
(this activity has the contact information for the on-call Health Dept. personnel)

**with concerns about possible Avian flu in sick or dying birds, look here.

Earthquake & Tsunami  info . . . (and other disaster planning info for the Pacific NW)  . . . Be ready

WA State Public Health News (click for beach closure and recreational shellfish info)
Presently, all Island County beaches are open to all shellfish harvesting. The health department cautions everyone to always be sure to thoroughly cook shellfish taken from any beach in Island County.


 *Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Frequently Asked Questions 

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Subject Index

Hepatitis A (and B, C, D, & E)
     (more about Hepatitis C)
Meningitis: precautions & recommendatons
All about Hantavirus and more
Lyme Disease
Monograph
Rabies
Monograph - Introduction 
     Step by Step Guideline
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Rabies info for kids   
Influenza Vaccine info & Update
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
"Lice Aren't Nice"
     "What's Eating You?"
Communicable Disease Info
       "Why Report"
Health Officer
 
(360) 914-0840

RCW - Revised Code of Washington
   ( Title 70 = Public Health )

WAC - Washington Administrative Code
   ( Title 246 = Dept. of Health )

MRSC - Municipal Research & Services Cen.
     (search site for municipal news & codes)

epiTRENDS. . . bimonthly report on epidemiology issues in Washington State    

Year 2000 Census Data   >>   State & County "Quick Facts"  >>   Island County Profile


Children Act Fast  . . . .   So Do Poisons!   1-800-222-1222 (Poison Control Center)

TeenHealth Questions & Answers

Local Blood Drives     Have a heart . . .  donate as often as you can.    (Puget Sound Blood Bank Regional Drives)

Information & Referral Database, Northwest Region

Local Links:                    Medical News:                    State & Federal Links:

Interested in joining the Medical Reserve Corps of Island County?

Public Service Announcements about H1N1

How about becoming a Registered Volunteer in our Community Volunteer Program?


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