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The CDC, as well as the Office of Public Health, have been proactively preparing for the introduction of this virus since it was first identified in China earlier this year. There are no confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Louisiana.

If you have questions about Coronavirus, please contact the Coronavirus general information line at 1-855-523-2652 from 8 am – 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.

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Louisiana Department of Health, Department of Corrections launches hepatitis C elimination plan and innovative payment model with Asegua Therapeutics LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilead Sciences Inc.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Health advocates and leaders gather to address disparities and quality of life for Louisiana children and families

February 24, 2020

LDH Blog: In the event of an emergency ...

February 21, 2020

Dr. Frank Welch, medical director for emergency preparedness at the Louisiana Department of Health, directs and coordinates all aspects of infectious disease planning and response activities for Louisiana. We asked Dr. Welch about the planning and response to COVID-19 at a time when Dr. Welch’s team was also responding to five concurrent outbreaks of infectious diseases: seasonal flu, hepatitis A, mumps, norovirus and chicken pox.

LDH Blog: Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, COVID-19: Separating fact from fiction

February 14, 2020

By now, you’ve heard all about it online, in the newspapers and on television. With so many sources of information, it can be easy for falsehoods to spread like wildfire and be taken for the gospel truth.

ICYMI: Louisiana Department of Health recognized for Black Women and PrEP campaign

February 13, 2020

The Louisiana Department of Health is being recognized for staff efforts to get the HIV prevention drug known as PrEP prescribed to more at-risk patients.

Gov. Edwards Announces Dr. Courtney Phillips as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health

February 13, 2020

Today. Gov. John Bel Edwards appointed Louisiana native Dr. Courtney N. Phillips, to lead the Louisiana Department of Health. Phillips returns to LDH after leading health departments in two other states.

Medicaid Forecast Reports SFY 2019/2020

February 12, 2020

The Department of Health submits a detailed monthly report to the Legislature that provides a comprehensive overview of Medicaid spending. The reports include projections for future revenues and expenditures for the given state fiscal year.

LDH Blog: Mardi Gras isn't the only thing on a roll during flu season

February 07, 2020

It’s Louisiana, and it’s February. You know what that means: laissez les bon temps rouler. When you’re reaching your hands to the sky on those Mardi Gras parade routes, which would you rather catch: those prized throws and beads … or the flu?

Health officials investigating norovirus outbreak in Lake Charles

February 06, 2020

The Louisiana Office of Public Health is investigating an outbreak of norovirus in the Lake Charles area that appears to be spreading in the Calcasieu and Vernon Parishes.

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