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September 4, 1997
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MASON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
September 4, 1997
The Mason County Board of Health was called to order at 10:04 a.m. by Chairperson
Cady with Board Members Bolender and Olsen in attendance.
ATTENDANCE: Mary Jo Cady, Chairperson
John Bolender, Board Member
Cindy Olsen, Board Member
Dr. Mark E. Trucksess, Health Officer
Brad Banner, Director of Health Services
Mark Tompkins, Environmental Health Director
Trevor Pyle, Mason County Journal
Nancy Plews, Clerk
Sonja Rau, Transcriptionist
CORRESPONDENCE
Letter to Bill Liechty DOH from DOE. Re: PUD #1 priority processing.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Board Member Bolender moved and Chairperson Cady seconded that the minutes of
July 3, 1997 Mason County Board of Health meeting be approved after change to
page 4. Bolender: Yes; Cady: Yes; Olsen: Abstain.
Board Member Olsen moved and Board Member Bolender seconded that the
minutes of the August 7, 1997 Mason County Board of Health meeting be approved.
Bolender: Yes; Cady: Yes; Olsen: Yes.
HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT
Dr. Mark Trucksess stated that during the month of August there was reported:
1 - Salmonella
1 - Campylobacter
1 - Hepatitis C
1 - Mumps
2 - Tuberculosis (Two brothers treated)
Numerous bat exposures and numerous people put on prophylactic. Last year
there were 300 cases reported of bats and in 1997 there have been 300 + a month. Ten
percent of the bats have rabies.
Number of cases of Vibrio Parahaemolytecus, and infection carried by oysters.
There were 18 confirmed cases and 13 suspected cases in the month of May. This is
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communicated through eating raw oysters. Oysters should be cooked at internal
temperature of 120° before can be eaten safely. Symptoms are: diahrrea, vomiting,
abdominal cramps and fever. Incubation period is about 12 to 24 hours and full recovery
takes up to a week. Received bulletin from the State Board of Health stating that, as of
August 29th, all oysters beds in Hood Canal were closed to all commercial and recreational
harvesting, and will remain closed until September 15th. Closure is due to high level of
Vibrio Parahaemolytecus and there have been 50 cases reported to date. This is unusual.
The August 27, 1997 American Medical Journal reported that during 1990 to
1995 there were 32,954 personal water craft (also called jet skies) injuries. The concern is
that there was a significant increase in 1990 in which there were only 2,800 and in 1995
there were 12,000. During this time the number of personal water craft operating
increased three -fold from 221,500 in 1990 to 650,000 in 1995. The injuries are 8.5
higher. Questions are whether training is needed, flotation devices should be required, or
permits (i.e. licenses) be required for operation.
Hepatitis A - no new cases, with the last case being in April. Hepatitis B and C
continue to show up because transmission is by sexual contact and by injection. This is on
going year round. There is a 7 year cycle in Hepatitis. All school children now are being
vaccinated for Hepatitis and Chairperson Cady asked that Dr. Trucksess check with Steve
Kutz and get a report back to the Board of Health.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: Brad Banner presented the waivers to the Board.
PERSONAL HEALTH: None, Steve Kutz absent.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
Meeting adjoured 10:20 a.m..
Respectfully submitted by:
Sonja A
Mason County Board ofHealth
September 4, 1997
MASON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
Johh Bolender, Board Member
Cind Olsen, Board Member