Public Health
No Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis in Arkansas
News Release: Arkansas Department of Health For More Information Contact: Office of Health Communications and Marketing Ed Barham, (501) 280-4147 October 9, 2012 (Little Rock) - A multistate investigation of cases of fungal meningitis in at least ten states is being conducted by the Centers for Disease…
No Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis in Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Health: (Little Rock) – A multistate investigation of cases of fungal meningitis in at least ten states is being conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but no cases have been reported in Arkansas so far. This outbreak has been linked to patients…
Arkansas Autism Partnership Accepting Applications
The Arkansas Autism Partnership is currently accepting applications for an intensive intervention program for young children with a confirmed medical diagnosis of autism. Children must be between the ages of 18 months and five years. They must also meet the financial and level of care eligibility requirements. This…
CDC Warns Next Few Weeks Could Be The Worst For West Nile
From the AMA Morning Rounds, August 24, 2012: ABC World News (8/23, story 2, 2:20, Sawyer) reported, "We have news tonight about the explosion of the West Nile virus. Now in 47 states, 41 have died. Look at this: one month ago, 29 reported cases. Tonight, more than…
Possible Measles Cases in Northwest Arkansas
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has been notified of 3 siblings (ages 10,14 and 17 years) with presumptive measles. One of the three siblings recently returned from travel to Romania, Italy and Switzerland and developed symptoms consistent with measles shortly after returning to Arkansas on August 9th.…