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Health Department Reports 89 West Nile cases for 2004
The Department of Health and Hospitals today reported 14 new cases of West Nile virus, raising the 2004 case count to 89 human infections.
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Louisiana Reopens Remainder of Oyster Harvest Areas Closed by Tropical Storm Matthew
The Department of Health and Hospitals will REOPEN the remaining oyster harvest areas that were closed Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004. DHH closed, as a precautionary measure, state waters from the Atchafalaya River to the Louisiana-Mississippi state line in the wake of flooding caused by rainfall from Tropical Storm Matthew. After more than a week of bacterial testing, the remaining areas outlined below will reopen one-half hour prior to official sunrise, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004.
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BEACH WATER QUALITY ADVISORY: Fountainebleau State Park
An Advisory has been issued for this beach. This should be considered notification of a potential health risk to the bathing public and swimming is not advised. This advisory will remain in effect until bacteria levels are in compliance with water quality criteria.
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Say Boo To Dangerous Trick-or-Treating
As children across the state spend the following weeks preparing costumes, gobbling goodies and deciding whether to play tricks or get treats, state health officials remind them to incorporate safety into their Halloween activities.
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Louisiana Reopens Some Oyster Beds
The Department of Health and Hospitals has REOPENED some of the oyster harvest areas that were closed last Sunday, Oct. 10. Oyster harvesting can resume in the areas outlined below beginning at official sunrise, Friday, Oct. 15, 2004. The beds were closed as a precautionary measure after the heavy rainfall produced by Tropical Storm Matthew.
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Health Officials to Conduct Flu Vaccine Survey
Officials with the Department of Health and Hospitals today announced they are coordinating a statewide survey to determine how much flu vaccine is available in Louisiana.
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Baton Rouge Providers Receive Federal Health Care Grant - Funds will be used to expand access for the uninsured
A group of Baton Rouge-area health care providers has received a federal Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP) grant to expand primary care treatment for the uninsured through an improved computer tracking system.
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Health Department Makes Tetanus/Diptheria Vaccine Available to Terrebonne Parish Residents
In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Matthew, many residents and disaster relief workers from Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes and the surrounding area have been working in conditions that could put them at risk for potentially dangerous wound infections.
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State Temporarily Closes Oyster Beds
The Department of Health and Hospitals has closed all oyster harvest areas located from the Louisiana -Mississippi State Line to the Atchafalya River effective at official sunset today, October 10, 2004. This closure affects those harvest areas located in Areas 1-24.
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Louisiana Health Department Selected to Attend National Policy Academy
Baton Rouge --- A team from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has been selected to attend the National Governor’s Association Policy Academy on Chronic Disease Prevention and Management. Only six other states were selected to send teams to this event.
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Louisiana Health Department Selected to Attend National Policy Academy
A team from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has been selected to attend the National Governor’s Association Policy Academy on Chronic Disease Prevention and Management. Only six other states were selected to send teams to this event.