The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) urges healthcare providers to strongly consider acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in patients with sudden flaccid limb weakness, especially 1-2 weeks after respiratory or gastrointestinal illness with fever.
The American Hospital Association and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are urging hospitals and health systems that are Oracle customers to “immediately” fix a security flaw that cybercriminals are likely already leveraging to hack into networks. The security gap in the Oracle E-Business Suite enterprise resource planning system allows remote access to the program without a username or password.
Georgia Tech has launched a groundbreaking program that will use drones as first responders to 911 calls. The program aims to improve response times and enhance student safety by deploying drones that can reach incidents faster than traditional police methods. Drones are already being utilized by more than 20 law enforcement departments across Georgia, helping with pursuits and catching shoplifters.
Twin Marquis LLC is voluntarily recalling one production date of individually wrapped Twin Marquis® Thick Shanghai Style Plain Noodle packages due to possible undeclared egg allergen. The affected packages of Shanghai Style noodles, which do not list egg as an ingredient, may mistakenly contain Lo Mein noodles, which are made with egg. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume these products.
Trividia Health, Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of a limited number of TRUE METRIX® Self-Monitoring Blood glucose meters co-branded under the Good Neighbor Pharmacy® brand and distributed in the United States. The company has determined that 601 TRUE METRIX® Meters, lot number KD0746, manufactured Sept. 4 and distributed Sept. 8 through Sept. 16, may have the potential for defective LCD displays that can affect product performance.
Sno Pac Foods is recalling Del Mar 35 lb. bulk Organic Frozen Spinach and Sno Pac 10 oz. Organic Frozen Cut Spinach because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious or sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
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Georgia Weekly Influenza Report - Paused until federal operations and data sharing resume.
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.
Violent Actors and Cyber Criminals Threaten Emergency Services Sector
The Office of Intelligence and Analysis sent anassessmentof threats to the Emergency Services Sector— police, firefighters, and other first responders— from violent extremists, other physical threat actors, or malicious cyber actors.
