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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


DPH Advises Delaware Residents of Multistate E. Coli Outbreak Involving Chopped Romaine Lettuce

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2018

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Delawareans of a multistate outbreak of E. coli infections linked to chopped romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona, growing region. The lettuce could be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 and could make people sick. To date, there have been no confirmed cases reported in Delaware, but DPH urges consumers to take precautions to prevent illness.



DPH Advises Parents, Teachers of New E-Cigarette Trend Among Teens: JUULing

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 12, 2018

The Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising parents and teachers to be aware of a recent trend among youth known as “JUULing.” JUUL is a brand of e-cigarette that looks similar to a flash drive and can be charged in the USB port of a computer. JUULs can be appealing to youth for a variety of reasons. Pods come in a variety of fruit and candy flavors, the devices can be difficult to distinguish from a real flash drive, and the vapor dissipates quickly instead of hanging in the air like a smoke trail. This has caused concern among school administrators across the country as youth have taken to “JUULing” on school property, even in class.



In Wake of 12 Overdoses in New Jersey, Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning to People in Active Use

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2018

NEW CASTLE (April 10, 2018) – In the wake of a dozen overdoses in Camden, N.J., including four that were fatal on Friday, Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker is urging people in active substance use in Delaware to be aware of the increased possibility that heroin could be […]



Los Casos de Paperas Aumentan a Once; Posible Vínculo con un Segundo Evento de Baile Mexicano en el Chase Center, Wilmington

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018

DOVER – La División de Salud Pública de Delaware (DPH, por sus siglas en inglés) ha confirmado once casos de paperas asociados a un brote entre las personas que asistieron a dos diferentes bailes mexicanos en el condado de New Castle. Siete de los casos confirmados asistieron, o viven con personas que asistieron, al evento […]



Mumps Cases Increase to 11; Possible Link to Second Mexican Dance Event at Chase Center

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is now confirming nine cases of the mumps as part of its ongoing investigation of an outbreak among attendees at a February dance festival in New Castle County. An eighth person was working at another Baile Mejicano dance, held at the same location, which occurred on March 3, 2018. DPH is now recommending that anyone who attended either the Feb. 10 or March 3, 2018, dances contact their primary care physician to determine if they may have contracted mumps and if they and their family or close contacts need to receive vaccination against mumps.






  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

DPH Advises Delaware Residents of Multistate E. Coli Outbreak Involving Chopped Romaine Lettuce

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2018

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Delawareans of a multistate outbreak of E. coli infections linked to chopped romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona, growing region. The lettuce could be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 and could make people sick. To date, there have been no confirmed cases reported in Delaware, but DPH urges consumers to take precautions to prevent illness.



DPH Advises Parents, Teachers of New E-Cigarette Trend Among Teens: JUULing

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 12, 2018

The Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising parents and teachers to be aware of a recent trend among youth known as “JUULing.” JUUL is a brand of e-cigarette that looks similar to a flash drive and can be charged in the USB port of a computer. JUULs can be appealing to youth for a variety of reasons. Pods come in a variety of fruit and candy flavors, the devices can be difficult to distinguish from a real flash drive, and the vapor dissipates quickly instead of hanging in the air like a smoke trail. This has caused concern among school administrators across the country as youth have taken to “JUULing” on school property, even in class.



In Wake of 12 Overdoses in New Jersey, Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning to People in Active Use

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2018

NEW CASTLE (April 10, 2018) – In the wake of a dozen overdoses in Camden, N.J., including four that were fatal on Friday, Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker is urging people in active substance use in Delaware to be aware of the increased possibility that heroin could be […]



Los Casos de Paperas Aumentan a Once; Posible Vínculo con un Segundo Evento de Baile Mexicano en el Chase Center, Wilmington

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, March 29, 2018

DOVER – La División de Salud Pública de Delaware (DPH, por sus siglas en inglés) ha confirmado once casos de paperas asociados a un brote entre las personas que asistieron a dos diferentes bailes mexicanos en el condado de New Castle. Siete de los casos confirmados asistieron, o viven con personas que asistieron, al evento […]



Mumps Cases Increase to 11; Possible Link to Second Mexican Dance Event at Chase Center

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is now confirming nine cases of the mumps as part of its ongoing investigation of an outbreak among attendees at a February dance festival in New Castle County. An eighth person was working at another Baile Mejicano dance, held at the same location, which occurred on March 3, 2018. DPH is now recommending that anyone who attended either the Feb. 10 or March 3, 2018, dances contact their primary care physician to determine if they may have contracted mumps and if they and their family or close contacts need to receive vaccination against mumps.