Shorter, milder winters may be leading to increasing tick survival rates, as well as allowing some species of ticks to move into areas where t…
Vaccination is considered by many to be one of the greatest achievements of public health, preventing tens of thousands of deaths and millions…
It was the call Ray Dlugolecki had been dreading. And one he and other public health officials have been expecting. The assistant director at Jackson County Public Health learned on Sunday afternoon about a confirmed case of measles, not just in his agency’s jurisdiction, but in one of its own buildings. The previous week, an […]
Cooler weather sends homeowners outside to rake leaves, clear brush and close gardens after a long summer. Those routine fall chores can also put them ... Read more
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A total of 122 cyclosporiasis cases have been reported to the Jefferson County Health Department as of mid-August.
Sixty-two cyclosporiasis cases have been reported to the Jefferson County Health Department, Sara Bressie, the department’s communicable disea…
On July 22, adult mosquitoes collected from a trap site in the city of De Soto tested positive for the West Nile virus, the Jefferson County H…
On Wednesday, July 15, adult mosquitoes collected from two trap sites in the city of Arnold tested positive for the West Nile virus, the Jeffe…
The Jefferson County Health Department was notified April 29 by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services state lab that a bat col…