Kings County

Spotlight

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  First Confirmed Whooping Cough Death in a California Infant Since 2016

  The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced today Pertussis, better known as whooping cough, claimed the life of a San Bernardino County infant.

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  CDPH Releases Annual End of Life Option Act Report

  The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today released the 2017 End of Life Option Act (Act) Annual Report.

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  CDPH Confirms First Human West Nile Virus Illnesses of 2018

  The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced today the first confirmed illnesses in California due to West Nile virus (WNV). The four illnesses occurred in Los Angeles, Kern and Riverside Counties.

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  CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Ventura County

  The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is warning consumers not to eat recreationally harvested mussels, clams or whole scallops from Ventura County.

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  Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1

  The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the annual quarantine of sport-harvested mussels gathered along the California coast.

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  New Campaign Targets Tobacco Industry's Deceptive Marketing to Youth

  In an effort to combat the tobacco industry's latest marketing strategies aimed at getting youth hooked on nicotine, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today launched a new "Flavors Hook Kids" campaign.