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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Good evening, all –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please see below for an important message on tomorrow’s release of vaping case demographic data. All counties with cases were notified last week through the Oregon Health Authority – Public Health Division
Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Section. </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">All
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Local Public Health <span style="color:black">
Administrators, Local Health Officers, and Tribal Health Directors</span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">also received this message last week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">We encourage you to refer media or other inquiries about the investigation to us. Please contact the
<span style="color:black">Public Health Division </span>epidemiologist on call (971-673-1111, option 3) for questions about the investigation, and please refer media to Jonathan Modie (<a href="mailto:jonathan.n.modie@state.or.us">jonathan.n.modie@state.or.us</a>,
971-673-1102).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Sarah Wylie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">Sarah Wylie, MPH</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">Health Promotion Strategist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">p: 971-673-1051<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">c: 971-200-9887<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">e: </span><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:sarah.a.wylie@dhsoha.state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">sarah.a.wylie@dhsoha.state.or.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Drum Danna K <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 26, 2019 6:05 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> IMPORTANT: Vaping case demographics to be released<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Oregon Local Public Health <span style="color:black">Administrators, Local Health Officers and Tribal Health Directors</span>,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Oregon Health Authority continues to investigate Oregon cases in the
<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/severe-lung-disease.html#latest-outbreak-information">
nationwide outbreak of vaping-associated lung illness</a>. As of today, 19 cases have been reported statewide since the outbreak began, 2 of which were fatal.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">While recent studies have suggested a link with vitamin E acetate, evidence is not yet sufficient to rule out other potential causes. CDC and FDA continue to investigate many different substances and product sources, and there may be more
than one cause of this outbreak. OHA continues to urge Oregonians to stop using all vaping products until federal and state officials have determined the cause(s) of serious lung injuries and deaths linked to vaping.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our epidemiology team has determined that, given the current case total and in the interest of transparency and public awareness, it’s time to publish more of the basic demographics of our cases, as we do routinely for other reportable
diseases. Starting Tuesday, December 3, we will report on our <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/COMMUNICABLEDISEASE/Pages/vaping-illness.aspx">
vaping illness investigation webpage</a> aggregate case counts by age group, gender, county, and type of product vaped (nicotine, cannabis, or both). We will not release any cross-tabulations (e.g., county case counts will not include age group or gender or
race) so the risks to individual confidentiality are minimal. These numbers will be updated weekly. To preserve confidentiality, we will not, of course, release information about individual cases.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>OHA will <span style="color:black">contact local public health authorities who have had cases in their jurisdictions early next week to confirm LPHA awareness prior to releasing these numbers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>We would like to emphasize that OHA remains the lead on this investigation. We encourage you to refer media or other inquiries about the investigation to us. Please contact the
<span style="color:black">Public Health Division </span>epidemiologist on call (971-673-1111, option 3) for questions about the investigation, and please refer media to Jonathan Modie (<a href="mailto:jonathan.n.modie@state.or.us">jonathan.n.modie@state.or.us</a>,
971-673-1102).</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232323">Tom Jeanne, MD, MPH</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232323">Deputy State Health Officer</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232323">Deputy State Epidemiologist<br>
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY<br>
Public Health Division<br>
Desk: 971-673-0233</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232323">Cell: 503-679-8735</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Danna Drum, MDiv</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Strategic Partnerships</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Public Health Division</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Office of the State Public Health Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:danna.k.drum@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">danna.k.drum@state.or.us</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Phone: 503-957-8869</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232323"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYxMjIwLjY3OTEyMDUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MTIyMC42NzkxMjA1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODYxMTMwJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWlrYXlsYS5tYXJjb3R0QGRoc29oYS5zdGF0ZS5vci51cyZ1c2VyaWQ9bWlrYXlsYS5tYXJjb3R0QGRoc29oYS5zdGF0ZS5vci51cyZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&110&&&http://www.oregon.gov/OHA"><span style="color:#1D5782">http://www.oregon.gov/OHA</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pronouns: She/her/hers</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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