by News Staff | Feb 21, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Mono County Health Department press release US flu markers are still climbing steadily, with the virus linked to nine more deaths in children, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday in its weekly update. The percentage of clinic visits...
by News Staff | Nov 6, 2015 | General Misc. Stories
Inyo/Mono County Health Department press release SACRAMENTO – California Department of Public Health (CDPH) State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith this week announced that CDPH has received the first report of an influenza-associated fatality in a person under...
by News Staff | Mar 5, 2014 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Flu Winding Down (from Inyo-Mono Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson) It appears that we are in the last few weeks of the 2013-14 flu season, as activity continues to decrease nationwide. That is good news, considering how severe this season has been compared to...
by News Staff | Dec 24, 2013 | Government Agencies/Utilities
Influenza Health Alert – From Public Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson In the last week, we have seen a definite increase in the presence of influenza in our community. A number of rapid influenza lab tests have been positive, and several visitors have been seen...
by News Staff | Feb 26, 2012 | Government Agencies/Utilities
(Inyo-Mono Public Health Officer Dr. Rick Johnson issued the following release.) Now that we are officially into the “flu season”, everyone asks if the fact that it is mild is related to our weather. Well, maybe – but like everything else, there is never a simple...