The Chatham and Liberty County Health Departments are both issuing rabies alerts after two wild animals tested positive for rabies. In Chatham County, a dog discovered a bat inside a residence in the Bonaventure Road area. In Liberty County, a resident contacted the health department after noticing a raccoon behaving strangely in the Lake Georgia area of Midway. The bat and the raccoon both tested positive for rabies on June 23.
Healthcare leaders express significant confidence in their technology vendors' cybersecurity measures, yet a substantial majority of practices have experienced operational disruptions due to third-party failures. A new report from Omega Systems highlights a critical visibility gap in the healthcare digital supply chain. While 70% of healthcare leaders trust their vendors' security, 85% of practices have suffered disruptions from vendor breaches in the past year.
Although the situation remains fluid, children and adolescents account for approximately 15% of confirmed Ebola cases and over 25% of confirmed deaths in eastern DRC as of June 19. Children and adolescents with confirmed Ebola are almost twice as likely to die as adults, highlighting the disproportionate impact of the outbreak on younger populations.
MorningStar Farms is voluntarily recalling two varieties of products in the United States (U.S.), Puerto Rico and Costa Rica because of possible plastic pieces in the food. Recalled varieties are MorningStar Farms Buffalo Chik’n Nuggets (10.5 oz) and MorningStar Farms Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties (8 oz).No other MorningStar Farms brand products are affected by the recall.
Identify, Isolate and Inform: It is important to continueto ask travel questions. The purpose of this notice is to remind healthcare providers about actions to take in Georgia when evaluating patients for possible serious communicable diseases.
Travel Clinical Assistant (TCA)
TheTravel Clinical Assistantprovides post-travel clinical information on travel-related diseases for 231 countries. Diseases with recent outbreaks occurring in the last two years are listed first.
