by PHS Front Office | Jul 30, 2021 | Featured Stories / Current Health News, Latest News, Surveillance, Uncategorized
7.30.2021 PHS has received several reports of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in childcare centers throughout the district. This illness is generally not serious, yet is highly contagious. View the full press release...
by PHS Front Office | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog, Featured Stories / Current Health News, Surveillance
With warmer weather comes tick season. If you plan on any outdoor activities, it may be a good idea to brush up on tick prevention information to keep yourself and your family safe. Tick are normally found near the ground in bushy or wooded areas. Though they cannot...
by PHS Front Office | Aug 14, 2018 | Alerts, Blog, Featured Stories / Current Health News, Surveillance
Every year, Public Health Solutions maintains surveillance of mosquito activity in our five-county area. This includes testing mosquitoes for West Nile Virus (WNV) and any associated infections reported at our local hospitals. The most recent report includes the...
by PHS Front Office | Aug 25, 2017 | Alerts, Blog, Environment, Featured Stories / Current Health News, Latest News, Media Releases, Surveillance
It’s bat season again. Higher levels of bat activity increases the possibility of rabies exposure. “August is the peak month for testing bats for rabies,” said Dr. Tom Safranek, State Epidemiologist for DHHS. “It’s important for people to be careful around bats and...
by PHS Front Office | Jun 29, 2017 | Alerts, Environment, Featured Stories / Current Health News, Surveillance
Public Health Solutions is now accepting reports of dead birds. We are interested in the corvid species, which includes crows and bluejays (see pictures below). In partnership with DHHS, local health departments begin surveillance of the bird population on June 1st,...
