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Jasper, GA – On Friday, April 19, the Pickens County Environmental Health office was notified that two residents were attacked by a rabies-infected stray cat in the Bethany-Salem area. The incident occurred at a home in the vicinity of Mountain Lake Drive off Henderson Mountain Road, prompting immediate action from county Animal Control.
Upon investigating the incident, Animal Control discovered that the same stray cat that attacked the two individuals in the Mountain Lake Drive area had also bitten another person nearby in the area of South Woods Court. Suspecting rabies, Animal Control took the cat to a local veterinarian for testing.
Subsequent tests confirmed the cat's positive rabies status. Therefore, all three bite victims are now undergoing necessary post-exposure treatment. Reports of stray cats in the area have raised concerns, prompting Pickens County Environmental Health officials to issue an alert urging residents to be vigilant.
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Vaccines for Your Children
Click HERE to learn more from the CDC about the importance of on-time Vaccines for Your Children and how you can keep them on track!
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The 2022 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Surveillance Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) emphasizes the critical importance of addressing STIs (sexually transmitted infections) as a public health priority. In the United States, over 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported.
According to CDC estimates, approximately 20% of the U.S. population, or one in five people, had an STI on any given day in 2018. The health care costs associated with STIs acquired that year amounted to nearly $16 billion.
STI Awareness Week aims to raise awareness about STIs, reduce stigma, fear, and discrimination, and provide information on prevention, testing, and treatment. Go to www.cdc.gov/std/saw/about.htm to learn how to Prepare, Talk Test Treat, and Get Yourself Tested. Please also share this information!
Testing and some vaccinations and treatment for STIs are available at our county health departments in North Georgia and at our Ryan White HIV clinics, The Living Bridge Center. Find these locations here at our website home page at nghd.org.
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Bi-Monthly Updates from our Infectious Disease Department!
Please note the April-May Issue of the North Georgia Health District EPINews, a bi-monthly e-newsletter containing relevant epidemiology updates from our Infectious Disease Department that mainly pertain to the health and well-being of North Georgians.
This issue includes the latest Measles Cases update from the Georgia Department of Public Health, the availability of Back to School Immunizations at our county health departments, free Hepatitis C testing at our health departments for all who are eligible, and shout-outs to award-winning staff members for their outstanding work in immunizations and TB! This issue also addresses upcoming national highlights in which we will be participating in April and May, including STI Awareness Week, National Infant Immunization Week, and Hepatitis Awareness Month. These occasions are excellent opportunities to educate residents on crucial issues and the actions they can take to protect and preserve their health and the health of their families and communities.
Enjoy EPINews! Just tap the graphic below or CLICK HERE and SHARE the link… thank you!
To read our February-March Issue of EPINews, please click here.
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- DPH Confirms Third Measles Case in 2024
- District NGHD Community Overdose Response Program in the News!
- Health Departments Closed Early Thursday for Good Friday
- Increase in Measles Cases and Outbreaks in the U.S. and Globally
- North GA TB Coordinator is CDC TB Elimination Champion. World TB Day is March 24!
- Gilmer County Health Department Receives Prestigious Immunization Award
- Sick Raccoons Reported in Gilmer County
- Our Emergency Preparedness Newsletter, March-April 2024 Issue
- Tips for Staying Safe During Severe Weather this Spring!
- Georgia Preteen Vaccine Awareness Week