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• DOHMH Health Alert # 45:Citywide Increase in Viral Gastrointestinal Illness • DOHMH Health Alert # 44:Gram negative infections associated with an outpatient pain management clinic in Brooklyn •CDC Alert on False-positive Results with a Commercially-Available West Nile Virus IgM ELISA Kit • DOHMH Health Alert # 43:RABIES VACCINE ORDERING INFORMATION • DOHMH Health Alert # 42:Influenza Advisory • DOHMH Health Alert # 41:Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in the Bronx • DOHMH Health Alert # 40:Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island • DOHMH Health Alert # 39:Health Department Urges Health Care Providers to Help Children Prepare for the Fall Asthma Season • DOHMH Health Alert # 38:Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Brooklyn • DOHMH Health Alert # 37:Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island • DOHMH Health Alert # 36:Due to The Ongoing Rabies Vaccine Shortage, Public Health Consultation and Password are Now Required to Obtain Vaccine for Post Exposure Prophylxis • DOHMH Health Alert # 35:Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens • DOHMH Health Alert # 34:Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens • DOHMH Health Alert # 33:Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island • DOHMH Health Alert # 30:Rabies Biologics Availability • DOHMH Health Alert # 28:Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens • DOHMH Health Alert # 27:West Nile Virus Activity is Increasing in New York City • DOHMH Health Alert # 26:Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Staten Island • DOHMH Health Alert # 24:Pesticide Spraying Notification to Reduce Mosquito Activity and Control West Nile Virus in Queens • DOHMH Health Alert #23:Extreme Heat Advisory • DOHMH Health Alert #22:West Nile Virus Alert Mosquitoes Test Positive in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island • DOHMH Health Alert #21:Possible Increase in Legionnaire’s Disease in the Bronx • DOHMH Health Alert #20:False Positive Oral Fluid Rapid HIV Testing in NYC STD Clinics • DOHMH Health Alert #19:Cluster of Meningococcal Disease • DOHMH Health Alert #18:Shortage of Rabies Vaccine • DOHMH Health Alert #17:Preventing Colorectal Cancer: Colonoscopy Screening Every 10 Years • DOHMH Health Alert #16:Tick-borne Disease Advisory • DOHMH Health Alert #14:Clinical Guidelines for Adults Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster • DOHMH Health Alert #12:Free Air Conditioners for High Risk Populations • DOHMH Health Alert #11:Nationwide Outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul Asscociated with Tomatoes • DOHMH Health Alert #10:Death Associated with OTC Aphrodisiac • 2008 Health Update #9:Rabies in NYC and Human Rabies Prevention •CDC Advisory: Measles outbreaks in the United States: Public health preparedness, control and response in healthcare settings and the community(April 22, 2008) •CDC Alert on Adverse Effects Associated with Consuming "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula" (April 12, 2008) • 2008 Health Update #8:An Office-Based Treatment for Opioid Dependence • 2008 Health Update #7: Encouraging and Supporting Breastfeeding (March 11, 2008) • CDC Advisory: Influenza Antiviral Use for Persons at High Risk for Influenza Complications or Who Have Severe Influenza Illness (February 29, 2008) • 2008 Advisory #6: New Additions to Laboratory Reporting Requirements in 2008 (February 27, 2008) • CDC Advisory: Important Safety Information -- Revised Directions for Using Rabies Immune Globulin (Human), HyperRABT S/D in Fixed Needle 2 mL Pre-filled Syringe (February 26, 2008) • 2008 Advisory #5: Measles in Brooklyn (February 25, 2008) • 2008 Advisory #4: Exposure to hepatitis A in bar patrons (February 21, 2008) • CDC Advisory: Potential Health Effects Associated with Hydrazine and Satellite Reentry (February 20, 2008) • 2008 Advisory #3: Identifying and Referring Children with Developmental Delays to Early Intervention Services (February 4, 2008) • CDC Advisory: Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality and Staphylococcus aureus co-infection (January 30, 2008) • 2008 Advisory #2: Childhood Seizures Associated with the Use of Camphor Products (January 17, 2008) • 2008 Advisory #1: Influenza Update (January 15, 2008)