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06/20/25 Public Health Education Topic: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
Per CDC Key points Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is very serious complication of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection. It...
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06/17/25 Public Health Education Topic: Yersinia
Per CDC Key points Yersinia are bacteria (germs) that can make you sick. Infection with Yersinia is often linked to eating raw or...
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3 days ago1 min read
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Holiday Closing Schedule for June 2025
Our Berkeley County Health Department and Morgan County Health Department offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in...
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4 days ago1 min read
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06/13/25 Public Health Education Topic: Waterborne Diseases
Per CDC: Waterborne disease surveillance provides information that can help prevent future disease and outbreaks while providing...
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Jun 131 min read
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We are hiring! We have an opening for a Part-Time, Chief Financial Officer.
Requirements include: 4 Year Bachelor's Degree: - In Accounting or Business Administration Historical administration of a...
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Jun 131 min read
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06/10/25 Public Health Education Post: Vibrio
Per CDC: Key points Vibrio are bacteria that naturally live in coastal waters. About a dozen kinds of Vibrio can cause people to get an...
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Jun 101 min read
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Board of Health Agenda: June 16, 2025
Location: Berkeley County Health Department & Via Zoom Date & Time: June 16, 2025, 4:00pm  Call to Order/Opening Comments – Dr. Lisa...
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Jun 91 min read
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06/06/25 Public Health Education Topic: Typhoid Fever
Per CDC: Key points Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever are life-threatening illnesses. Each of the illnesses is caused by a kind of...
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Jun 61 min read
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06/03/25 Public Health Education Topic: Trichinosis
Per CDC: Key points People who eat raw or undercooked meat from certain animals can get trichinellosis. Trichinellosis is a rare disease...
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Jun 32 min read
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05/30/25 Public Health Education Topic: Shigella
Per CDC: Key points Shigella are bacteria (germs) that cause diarrhea. The most common ways people get sick are from eating or drinking...
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May 301 min read
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05/27/25 Public Health Education Topic: STEC
Per CDC: Key points E. coli are bacteria found in many places like the intestines of people and animals. Most kinds of E. coli are...
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May 271 min read
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05/23/25 Public Health Education Topic: Salmonella
Per CDC: Key points Salmonella are bacteria (germs) that can make people sick People can get infected with Salmonella after swallowing...
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May 231 min read
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05/20/25 Public Health Education Topic: Listeria
Per CDC: Key points Listeria are bacteria (germs) that can contaminate many foods. People who eat those foods can get infected with the...
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May 201 min read
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05/16/25 Public Health Education Topic: Giardia
Per CDC: Key points Giardia is a tiny parasite (germ) that causes diarrhea. Giardia can spread easily from one person to another or...
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May 161 min read
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Health Departments Closing Early on Friday, 5/16/25, for Staff Training
On Friday, 5/16/25, the Berkeley County Health Department will close at 12:00pm and the Morgan County Health Department will close at...
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May 151 min read
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We are hiring! A Full-time Sanitarian 1 Position
We are hiring!! We currently have an opening for the position of Sanitarian 1. Special Hiring Rate: Starting at $50,000.00 Educational...
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May 131 min read
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05/13/25 Public Health Education Topic: Cyclosporiasis
Per CDC: Key points Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by a parasite. A parasite is an organism (a living thing) that lives...
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May 131 min read
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05/09/25 Public Health Education Topic: Cryptosporidium (Crypto)
Per CDC: Key points Cryptosporidiosis is a disease that causes watery diarrhea. It is caused by a microscopic germ (parasite) called...
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May 91 min read
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05/06/25 Public Health Education Topic: Cholera/Vibrio Cholera
Per CDC: Key points Cholera is a bacterial disease spread through contaminated water and food. Cholera can cause severe diarrhea,...
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May 61 min read
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Berkeley County Health Department: Closed 05/09/25
The Berkeley County Health Department will be closed on Friday, 05/09/25, in order to complete our building expansion project. We will...
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May 61 min read
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