News Briefs
May 1, 2015
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Jobs

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MVCAC 2015 Spring Meeting
Thank you to all of our MVCAC leaders and committee members for another successful Spring Meeting!                            

Category D Exam Manual

The Category D exam manual has been converted into a PowerPoint and can be found at the following link: 

Click here

 

It is the second item listed under "Category D Study 

Materials".   

CDPH May Exam UPDATE

CDPH will not be hosting live review sessions for the May exam.


 

Instead, examinees can utilize archived review sessions found at the following link:

Click here

First Sign of West Nile Virus in Coachella Valley for 2015
Indio, CA, April 27, 2015:

A sample of mosquitoes in Indio tested by the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District lab is positive for West Nile virus. They are the first mosquitoes in 2015 to test positive for the virus. This is the first time since 2012 that mosquitoes have tested positive so early in the season in the Coachella Valley when the Valley had five human cases, its highest number of human cases since 2004 when there were seven cases. Mosquitoes from the positive sample were collected from a trap located near the corner of Avenue 46 and Madison Street in Indio.

West Nile Virus Dead Bird Testing and Hotline - Now Live!

West Nile virus dead bird testing and the WNV Dead Bird Hotline began on April 15, 2015. 

 

Live calls are being answered (1-877-WNV-BIRD) and online reports are being responded to (www.westnile.ca.gov). 

 

Agencies can bypass the message options by calling the agency line at (510-412-4601). This will connect you to the hotline operators. If you need to enter a dead bird report and obtain a dead bird number, please use the Gateway.