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What is the Epidemiological Bulletin? Mailing List Epi Bulletin Access Future Topic Ideas View Current and Past Epi Bulletins What is the Epidemiological Bulletin? The Epidemiological Bulletin, or "Epi Bulletin," is a quarterly publication of the Epidemiology Program, which is part of the Disease Control and Prevention Unit in the Public Health Division of the San Mateo County Health Department. The Bulletin aims to keep our clinical providers, educators, the public, and other important individuals informed about current health-related issues and activities affecting the San Mateo County community.   back to top How do I get on the mailing list for the Epi Bulletin? You can receive the Epi Bulletin via mail or email, or view it on our website below. To be added to the mailing list, please email epidemiology@co.sanmateo.ca.us  with your name and preferred method of receipt (email or US mail). Please be sure to include your mailing address or email address. If you are currently on our paper mailing list and would like to receive the electronic notification instead, please include the mailing address we have on file so we can remove you from the paper mailing. Thank you, this will help us save trees!   back to top How do I access the Epidemiological Bulletin online? To access the Bulletin online, you will need the Adobe Acrobat reader to open the PDF files. If you do not have the reader, you may obtain it for free by clicking the graphic below:   back to top Future Topic Ideas Please email epidemiology@co.sanmateo.ca.us with ideas you may have for future topics to include in the Epi Bulletin.   back to top Current and Past Issues of the Epidemiological Bulletin Volume V, No. 2 June 2006   PDF Contents: Mumps Update HIV Rapid Testing Chlamydia in Juvenile Detention Prevention of Childhood Obesity Ask the Epi! Hand Washing Selected Reportable Diseases Staff Updates   Volume V, No. 1 March 2006 PDF Contents: Public Health Lab Update Bacterial Meningitis Vaccination Anthrax NEW Epi Website Asthma in San Mateo County Selected Reportable Diseases Staff Update   Volume IV, No. 4 Fall 2005 PDF Contents: Flu Vaccine FAQ AIDS Intervention & Outreach New CMR Form Field-Delivered STD Therapy West Nile Virus Update Male Involvement Program GIS System Asthma in San Mateo County Avian Influenza Selected Reportable Diseases Staff Update   Volume IV, No. 3 Summer 2005 PDF Contents: Healthy Communities STD Clinic Update Mapping the Spread of TB HIV/AIDS Surveillance Selected Reportable Diseases Staff Update   Volume IV, No. 2 Spring 2005 PDF Contents: West Nile Virus Activity Communicable Diease Data Tickborne Diseases Winter Outbreaks Staff Updates Human Metapneumovirus   Volume IV, No. 1 Winter 2005 PDF Contents: Flu Season News Pediatric Influenza Surveillance World TB Day FirstWatch Syndromic Surveillance Leading Causes of Death in SMC Pertussis Outbreak Notes from the DCPU   Volume III, No. 4 Fall 2004  PDF Contents: Flu Season News Pediatric Influenza Surveillance Public Health Reorganization West Nile Virus Update Endoscopy Reprocessing Rec's N. meningities Surveillance   Volume III, No. 3 Summer 2004  PDF Contents: Breaking News! West Nile Virus Update Bioterrorism Category A Agents TB Investigation Mandatory Disease Reporting Prenatal Care in San Mateo County Healthy San Mateo Scabies 101 Free Foodborne Illness Resource Notes from the Disease Control & Prevention Unit   Volume III, No. 2 Spring 2004  PDF Contents: News from the Disease Control and Prevention Unit Hospitalized Varicella Cases Now Reportable Recall of Human Rabies Vaccine Household Antibacterial Cleaners and Resistance: A Slippery Issue Healthy Communities Summit: Health Disparities Conference Agents with Potential Use in Bioterrorism: A Review of Historical Incidence in San Mateo County Epidemiology of Pertussis: Nationally, Regionally and Locally Recreational Water Illnesses: Summertime Alert West Nile Virus Update   Volume III, No. 1 Winter 2004 (February) PDF Contents: News from the Disease Control and Prevention Unit Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): Update Influenza in San Mateo County: 2003-2004 ALERT: Avian Flu Contaminated Coastal Waters New TB Treatment Guidelines Outbreak Investigation of E. coli O157 Community-Associated MRSA: Tips for Diagnosis and Treatment Selected Reportable Diseases: Preliminary Case Count for 2003   Volume II, No. 4 Fall 2003 (November) PDF Contents: News from the Disease Control and Prevention Unit ALERT: Possible Early Flu Season Web-based Disease Reporting on the Horizon Eat Safely this Holiday Season Influenza Vaccination Recommendations 2003 Emerging Infectious Diseases: Drug Resistance West Nile Virus Update: November 2003 SARS and Respiratory Etiquette in Healthcare Facilities Preventing Enteric Disease in Preschool and Daycare Settings   Volume II, No. 3 Summer 2003 (September) PDF Contents: News From the Disease Control and Prevention Unit Updated Treatment Standards for Gonorrhea HIV/AIDS Surveillance Update Cluster of Multidrug Resistant Salmonella Newport Hand Hygiene in the Healthcare Setting West Nile Virus Update Better Understanding of Norovirus Infection Needed for Effective Control of Outbreaks in Skilled Nursing and Residential Facilities Hand Hygiene in the Household Setting The Importance of Race and Ethnicity Information for Good Public Health   Volume II, No. 2 Spring 2003 (May) PDF Contents: New DCPU Staff Members National Smallpox Vaccination Program: An Update for San Mateo County Diabetes: Results from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey Tuberculosis Update What is HIPAA? PCR Testing for Hepatitis C Virus Now Available at County West Nile Virus: Update and Preparation SARS: Epidemiology and Natural History to Date New Chlamydia trachomatis Screening Recommendation SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS): REVIEW AND UPDATE:   What is SARS?   What are the Symptoms of SARS?   SARS Case Definition   What to do with a Suspect of Probable SARS Patient   How to Report a Suspect or Probable SARS Patient   Treatment and Control Volume II, No. 1 Winter 2003 PDF Summer/Fall 2002 PDF Spring 2002 PDF Winter 2002 This file is also available as a PDF Evening STD Clinic Announcement New Faces in DCPU Acute Hepatitis C Immunization Update (DTaP) Measles Outbreak Alert Bioterrorism Update HIV Non-Name Code Reporting Update STD Conference Announcement Syphilis Update New Test for Diagnosing LTBI Vector-Borne Disease Report Rabies Preexposure Prophylaxis Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Fall 2001 This file is also available as a PDF Introduction DCPU Welcomes New Communicable Disease Investigator Rabies Post - Exposure Prophylaxis Pesticide Reporting Requirements Exotic Mosquito Surveillance Influenza Update HIV Reporting and Condom Updates TB Epidemiology TB Clinical Updates Changing County Demographics Reader Survey Summer 2001 This file is also available as a PDF Advisory on Salmonella in Cantaloupes Meningococcal Infections and Prevention, 2001 Epidemiology of TB in San Mateo County IZ Updates and a New Pneumococcal Vaccine Bioterror Preparedness and Planning Activities of the County Asthma Coalition MMR and Autism: A review of the Literature A Busy Winter of Fiidborne Outbreaks HIV Infection Reporting in Development Spring 2001 This file is also available as a PDF Recent Measles Cases in San Mateo County Review of 3 Fatal Cases of Streptococcal Meningitis Update on Influenza and RSV Season New Physician Training Materials from AMA Large Outbreak of Shigella sonnei Update on Asthma Surveillance Acticities A Note on HIV Reporting Epibulletin - Fall 2000 Epibulletin - Summer 2000 Epibulletin - Fall 1998 Epibulletin - Summer 1997 Epibulletin - Spring 1997 Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis Guide   back to top last updated: 5/22/2007