The State Epidemiologist says Mississippi hospitals are set to handle any cases of Ebola should they appear, but health officials say the public should be more focused on their risk for the flu, which kills about 36,000 people each year.
Call your county Health Department Clinic for flu vaccine availability.
Hundreds of Mississippi children suffer from lead poisoning each year, yet lead poisoning is preventable.
Monday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (M.S.D.H.) confirmed one new human case of West Nile virus (W.N.V.), bringing the state total to 44 cases and five deaths so far in 2014.
In 2013, over 2,000 women and their children sought emergency shelter from one of Mississippi’s 14 domestic violence shelters.
At the request Gov. Phil Bryant, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (M.E.M.A.), Mississippi State Department of Health (M.S.D.H.), and several other key state agencies are working closely together to ensure a coordinated response with the state's public health emergency plans.
Testing encouraged for those born between 1945 and 1965.
Monday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (M.S.D.H.) confirms two new Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases in Mississippi residents.
Monday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (M.S.D.H.) confirms three new human cases of West Nile virus (W.N.V.), bringing the state total to 40 cases and five deaths so far in 2014.
With flu season just around the corner, stay up-to-date on all public health alerts that can affect your family by downloading MS Ready, the Mississippi State Department of Health emergency preparedness smartphone app.
Enterovirus, the respiratory illness that's been sweeping the nation, has made its way to Mississippi.
The Mississippi State Department of Health (M.S.D.H.) confirms the first Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) case in a Mississippi resident.
Monday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (M.S.D.H.) confirmed two new deaths and 12 new human cases of West Nile virus (W.N.V.), bringing the state total to 37 cases and five deaths so far in 2014.
Monday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (M.S.D.H.) confirms one new human case of West Nile virus (W.N.V.), bringing the state total to 25 cases so far in 2014.
Monday the Mississippi State Department of Health (M.S.D.H.) confirms five new human cases of West Nile virus (W.N.V.), bringing the state total to 24 cases so far in 2014.
Wednesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (M.S.D.H.) confirms the death of a Forrest County resident from West Nile virus (W.N.V.), the third Mississippi death from W.N.V. in 2014.
Tuesday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (M.S.D.H.) confirms the death of a Madison County resident from West Nile virus (W.N.V.), the second Mississippi death from W.N.V. in 2014.