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Nationwide E. coli outbreak linked to county supervisor’s Santa Maria farm

Written on 14 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Federal investigators have traced a nationwide E. coli outbreak involving contaminated romaine lettuce, in part, to a Santa Maria farm that is owned by the family of Santa Barbara County Supervisor Peter Adam. [Cal Coast Times] Between Oct. 5 and... (Continue reading)

Tainted romaine lettuce likely from the Central Coast

Written on 26 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

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. Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Henry Gonazles said the... (Continue reading)

SLO County infant contracts measles

Written on 20 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An infant contracted measles after coming in contact with the first person in San Luis Obispo County to recently contract the virus, public health officials have announced. Last week, SLO County Public Health officials announced a local adult who was... (Continue reading)

STD rates spike in California

Written on 31 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis rates are rising nationwide, and they are increasing even faster in California. In 2015, California had more cases of the three STDs than any year since the state began keeping records in 1990. [LA Times] Prior... (Continue reading)

Did Santa Barbara health clinic infect patients with Hepatitis C?

Written on 8 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Santa Barbara health officials have closed a medical clinic while they try to determine if its staff infected patients with Hepatitis C and other blood-borne illnesses. In February, a patient at the unnamed clinic was diagnosed with an acute case... (Continue reading)

Traveler tested for Ebola in Santa Barbara County

Written on 23 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Doctors are testing and monitoring a traveler who recently returned from one or more countries that experienced an Ebola epidemic. [KSBY] Santa Barbara County health officials say the case is a low risk situation and highly unlikely to be Ebola.... (Continue reading)

Parents of UC Santa Barbara students want meningitis vaccine

Written on 23 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

After four University of California, Santa Barbara students contracted meningitis B, parents are questioning why their children are not able to get the vaccine which was made available to students at Princeton. [ABCNews] Even though the U.S. Centers for Disease... (Continue reading)