First death in California this flu season

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...

Flu season on the wane

  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...

More flu in Eastern Sierra

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...

Flu season arrives but remains mild

(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...