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This Healthcare Providers Information section will communicate updates and information
pertinent to the medical community. Information and pages will be added, as needed,
to address public health issues 
 
6-7-13  Notice to Health Care Providers: Updated Guidelines for Evaluation of Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)  CDC
6-7-13  MMWR  Update: Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) — Worldwide, 2012–2013
 
Click on Links to specific Providers' pages for the following:
Influenza - Flu
Kane County Weekly Flu Monitoring Reports are posted on our main flu page HERE
Pertussis     Tuberculosis     Reportable Diseases - Information & How to Report
 
Additional Pages on this Website & Useful Information for Providers:
Our Communicable Disease Page
Our Immunizations Page 		 IDPH Immunization Webpage
Tobacco Resources for the Medical Community (CDC)
Please note new 2012 law:
The new Certificate of Child Health Examination Form has been changed to accommodate:
Tdap requirement; New blood test for TB (remember the health care provider decides if the test is needed); Gathering information regarding asthma
 State law requires the use of this form for school physicals and physicals for children
  enrolled in licensed daycare.    State of IL Certificate of Child Health Exam Form pdf
 CDC Health Advisories:
Healthcare Providers looking for information about the Meningitis outbreak that resulted
following epidural steroid injection  CLICK HERE
3-8-13  Notice to Health Care Providers: Updated Guidelines for Evaluation of Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with a Novel Coronavirus
 
 
 
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