Please be aware that the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has a health advisory out regarding detection of an influenza variant virus infection at a state fair.
CDPH advises that two cases of influenza A (H1N2) variant virus infection have been laboratory-confirmed in persons who were exposed to pigs at the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles. This occurred during the period of July 17 to 29, and influenza A (H1N2) was also detected in a pig at the fair.
CDPH is requesting that health care providers ask patients with influenza-like illness this summer whether they attended a state or county fair within 7 days of illness onset.
Los Angeles County
Providers should notify the Acute Communicable Disease Control Program at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health immediately. Physicians are available 24 hours a day for consultation.
- Phone: 213-240-7941
- After Hours: 213-974-1234
Long Beach
If you are a provider in Long Beach, please call Long Beach Health and Human Services.
- Phone: 562-570-4302 (weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
- After hours: 562-500-5537 (ask for the Duty Officer)
Pasadena
If you are a provider in Pasadena, please call the 24-hour Communicable Disease Emergency Reporting line: 626-744-6043.