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2009

• Weekly H1N1 Influenza Update (11/10/09)
• Weekly H1N1 Influenza Update (11/3/09)
• Weekly H1N1 Influenza Update (10/27/09)
• Weekly H1N1 Influenza Update (10/21/09)
• Influenza vaccine update (10/16/09)
• Tips for when to seek medical advice (10/14/09)
• More seasonal flu vaccine expected to arrive in time for flu season (10/13/09)
• Get Smart about Antibiotics week: October 5-11 (10/5/09)
• H1N1 vaccine shipments on they way to Oregon (9/30/09)
• Oregon schools emphasize prevention, not closures, as they prepare for flu season (9/28/09)
• H1N1 vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration (9/15/09)
• Public health advisory issued for West Nile virus (9/1/09)
• National cookie dough Ecoli oubreak (6/10/09)
• Oregon's first confirmed death from H1N1 (swine flu) (6/8/09)
• 120 cases of H1N1 swine flu reported in Oregon (5/22/09)
• H1N1 swine influenza update: 4PM, May 8, 2009
• H1N1 swine influenza update: 4PM, May 7, 2009
• H1N1 swine influenza update: 4PM, May 6, 2009
• H1N1 swine influenza update: 4PM, May 5, 2009
• H1N1 swine influenza update: 4PM, May 4, 2009
• H1N1 influenza update: May 3, 2009
• H1N1 influenza update: 4PM, May 2, 2009
• H1N1 influenza update: 4PM, May 1, 2009
• H1N1 swine flu update: 4PM April 30, 2009
• First probable swine flu case reported in Portland (4/30/09)
• Swine flue media briefing in Portland (4/26/09)
• Baby chicks may pose Salmonella threat (4/3/2009)
• Salmonellosis outbreak traced to pepper spices (3/30/09)
• Oregon health officials see rise in flu cases (pdf) (2/23/09)
• Parents reminded to get kids immunized by Feb. 18 (2/10/2009)
• Make pledge to get pertussis shots (pdf) (1/16/09)
• Peanut Product Recall (3/23/09)

2008

• Oregon health officials confirm season's first flu case (11/25/08)
• Public Health Officials promote influenza vaccinations (10/16/08)
• White Rabbit Candy recalled because of melamine (10/1/08)
• CDC investigation of Salmonella Saint Paul outbreak (8/28/08)
• Malheur County has Oregon's first human West Nile cases of 2008
• Health officials warn against rabid bats (8/8/2008)
• FDA extends consumer warning on serrano peppers from Mexico (7/30/08)
• Mossquitos bring the first sign of West Nile virus for 2008 (7/28/08)
• Merck recalls HiB vaccine
• Windsurfer and Kiteboarder Health Study (May 2008)
• Salmonellosis outbreak traced to puffed rice and puffed wheat cereals (4/10/2008)
• Salmonellosis outbreak traced to imported canteloupe (3/24/2008)
• TV show ignores science, may put children at risk (1/30/2008)
• Pertussis outbreaks highlight vaccine importance (1/17/2008)

2007

• Health officials advise people in flood areas do not need to seek extra vaccinations (12/5/2007)
• Public health officials remind Oregonians about water and food safety precautions after recent storms (12/4/07)
• Antibiotic awareness ad arrives in Portland movie theatres (11/29/07)
• National recall of frozen pizzas linked to E. coli O157 outbreak (11/01/07)
• -En Espanol:Retiro inmediato del mercado las pizzas congeladas conectadas con el brote de E. coli O157 (11/01/07)
• Brucellosis Lab Exposure Guidance (10/07)
• Flu confirmed in Oregon resident (10/12/07)
• Salmonella - Con-Agra pot pie recall (10/11/2007)
• Salmonellosis outbreak traced to Banquet brand pot pies (10/09/07)
• -En Espanol:Brote de Salmonelosis conectado con los pasteles de pollo de marca Banquet  (10/9/07)
• Consumers advised to discard ground beef linked to Northwest E. coli O157 infections (8/30/07)
• -En Espanol:Advertencia a los consumidores para desechar la carne molida vinculada con la infección de E. coli O157 en el Noroeste  (8/30/07)
• Consumers urged to check cupboards for recalled foods (7/27/07)
• Public health officials investigate probable Lane County measles case (5/30/07)
• Baby poultry pose Salmonella threat (3/29/07)
• Crías de aves de corral representan amenaza de Salmonella (3/29/07)
• 2006: a record-breaking year for norovirus in Oregon (1/11/07)

2006

• Public health officials seeking source of E. coli O157 outbreak (9/14/06)
• Government and business leaders plan for influenza pandemic (8/23/06)
• Pandemic flu planning workshop in Portland (8/18/06)
• Outbreak prompts warning: Eating raw oysters can be dangerous (7/14/06)
• Public health officials say mumps cases cannot be confirmed (6/30/06)
• Hepatitis A outbreak traced to Tillamook restaurant (6/16/06)
• Board to review state's preparedness for public health emergencies (5/25/06)
• Mumps epidemic spreads; Oregonians advised to be on lookout (4/14/06)
• Baby chicks and ducklings bring Salmonella risk (4/04/06)
• Hearings scheduled for proposed HIV-reporting rules changes (2/15/06)
• Public health officials recommend hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns (1/30/06)
• Public hearings being scheduled on federally required HIV-reporting changes (1/24/06)
• Meningococcal cases should prompt vigilance, not alarm (1/09/06)

2005

• Public awareness messages promote safe use of antibiotics (12/21/05)
• Oregon's lab-confirmed influenza cases more than double in week (12/20/05)
• Oregon E. coli O157 cases linked to Washington dairy (12/15/05)
• DHS, counties working to ensure sufficient flu-vaccine supplies (11/21/05)
• New public service ads raise awareness about pertussis danger (11/21/05)
• Statewide exercise to test emergency preparedness (10/28/05)
• Flu confirmed in Oregon resident (10/10/05)
• Federal health officials seek Oregon input into pandemic flu plan (9/20/05)
• Healthy Oregonians asked to wait for flu shots (9/06/05)
• Oregon's public health system coordinates statewide health and medical response to Hurricane Katrina (9/02/05)
• State reports this year's first four West Nile virus cases in humans (8/31/05)
• West Nile bird detected in Jackson County (7/28/05)
• Oregon Salmonella cases linked to Cold Stone Creamery ice cream
• Drinking water likely Camp Yamhill disease source (5/31/05)
• Public health officials investigate Yamhill E.Coli O157 outbreak (5/27/05)
• Hantavirus confirmed in Oregon; sixth case in 10 years (5/20/05)
• Baby chicks identified as source of Salmonella outbreak (4/29/05)
• DHS update on distribution of H2N2 influenza virus (4/13/05)
• Baby chicks may bear Salmonella infection (3/24/05)
• Flu and respiratory illness rates high in Oregon (3/18/05)
• Parents reminded to get children immunized; school exclusion day looms 2/07/05)
• Public transit awareness effort encourages safe antibiotics use (1/31/05)
• Tsunami recovery needs to take a long-term view (1/26/05)
• Flu vaccine restrictions to be lifted (1/6/05)
• -En Espanol:Los funcionarios de salud pública levantarán las restricciones para la vacuna antigripal (1/6/05)
• Public health officials will lift flu vaccine restrictions (1/6/05)

2004

• Oregon public health officials expand flu vaccinations (12/24/04)
• Oregon's first child flu case prompts reminder to parents (12/14/04)
• Oregon Receives 92,000 Doses of Flu Vaccine (11/30/04)
• Flu arrives in Oregon (11/15/04)
• State public health officials complete flu vaccine survey, will distribute approximately 4,000 doses statewide (10/20/04)
• State invokes emergency statute to ration scarce influenza vaccine (10/8/04)
• West Nile virus detected in blood donor (9/27/04)
• Oregon confirms first human case of West Nile Virus (9/10/04)
• Oregon Bird Tests Positive for West Nile Virus (8/13/04)
• -En Espanol: Un Pájaro en Oregon prueba positivo para el virus del Nilo Occidental (8/13/04)
• Salmonella and Baby Chicks (4/15/04)

2003

• Salmonellosis outbreak prompts alfalfa sprout recall (11/26/03)
• Increase in whooping cough in Portland leads to joint education effort by public and private health-care agencies (11/14/03)
• Flu arrives in Oregon; Oregon's first culture-confirmed influenza case for the current flu season has been reported. (10/30/03)
• Health officials urge influenza vaccination; high-risk persons advised to add a pneumonia shot (10/16/03)
• Egg salad implicated in Salmonellosis outbreak (9/30/03)
• Oregon records first St. Louis Encephalitis case in 30 years (9/26/03)
• Public health officials issue second measles alert (9/5/03)
• Public health officials issue measles alert (8-29/03)
• Second probable measles case in Corvallis (8/14/03)
• Public health officials confirm measles in student (8/09/03)
• SARS stigma is based on fear, not fact (5/15/03)
• Oregon infant’s pertussis death a reminder to parents (5/15/03)
• Oregon health officials investigating possible SARS case (4/4/03)
• SARS is not in Oregon yet, but health officials are preparing (4/3/04)
• State launches West Nile virus public information line 3/7/03)

2002

• Flu arrives in Oregon (12/3/02)
• Oregon submits smallpox vaccination plans (12/2/02)
• Having a healthy holiday: public health experts urge consumers to handle food safely (11/15/02)
• West Nile illness in Oregon; infection occurred in another state (9/6/02)
• Public health officials advise fairgoers, wash your hands! (8/30/02)
• Health officials advise precautionary steps regarding E. coli outbreak (8/27/02)
• Bioterrorism planning gets underway with release of federal dollars
  (6/14/02)
• Influenza B identified in Klamath County schoolchildren (5/24/02)
• Overuse of antibiotics poses danger (1/11/02)