Respiratory diseases like measles and flu pose a much bigger threat to public health for the World Cup than does Ebola.
The Jefferson County Health Department was notified April 29 by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services state lab that a bat col…
Two COVID-related deaths have been reported in Jefferson County so far this respiratory season, which began Sept. 28. Both deaths were reporte…
The Jefferson County Health Department announced this afternoon, Oct. 29, that it has been seeing more whooping cough cases than usual for thi…
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has reported 22 human cases of West Nile virus in the state, with three resulting in dea…
The Jefferson County Health Department has reported the first detection of West Nile Virus in a mosquito population in the county this year. S…
After a year and a half of construction, Jefferson County Health Department’s new office in Hillsboro is completed. The new building officiall…
The Jefferson County Health Department reported three more flu-related deaths and four more COVID-related deaths since its last report, which …
For the first time since the respiratory season began on Sept. 29, the number of reported flu cases in Jefferson County has jumped into the tr…
The number of deer that test positive for chronic wasting disease in Missouri continues to climb at a slow and steady pace. That bad news is p…