Our Sunbury office will be closed on Tuesday, April 30.
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Check out our 2023 Communicable Disease Report - including the top 10 reported diseases, outreach and outbreak highlights!
DelawareHealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2023-Infectious-Disease-Annual-Report.pdf
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Happy Administrative Professionals Day! We are so thankful for our administrative staff who handle a variety of daily tasks that help protect public health in our communities! Thank you for all you do!
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It's National Infant Immunization Week (April 22-29)! Vaccines are one of the best public health tools available for preventing the spread of diseases. By choosing to give your baby the recommended vaccinations by age two, you're protecting them from a variety of serious diseases, like whooping cough and measles.
Contact our clinic for more info on infant immunizations: DelawareHealth.org/immunizations
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It has been reported to us that a bat has tested positive for rabies in the Ostrander area. Please always take the following precautions if you or your family come in contact with a bat:
๐ฆ If you can, safely capture the bat then call the Health District at (740) 368-1700. If the bat can be safely captured, it can be euthanized and tested for rabies. Follow these instructions for safe capture: cdc.gov/rabies/bats/contact/capture.html
๐ฆ If you come into direct contact with a bat, talk with your doctor about appropriate care, especially if the animal cannot be submitted for testing.
๐ฆ If a pet comes into direct contact with a bat, please contact the Health District about appropriate quarantine and veterinarian care.
๐ฆ Keep your pets up to date on their rabies vaccinations.
It's important to note that bat bites can be so small they can go undetected, therefore a person asleep, impaired, mentally disabled or a child may not know they were bitten. If a bat is found in the same room with one of these individuals it is considered an exposure, and you should call your doctor for appropriate care.
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๐#HappyEarthDay๐ Follow our Keep Delaware County Beautiful page to learn more about keeping Delaware County beautiful!๐#HappyEarthDay๐Let's honor the Earth everyday by doing things that help #KeepDelawareCountyBeautifu!
As a reminder, we'll provide the supplies needed to clean up your block, park, or neighborhood! For more info, visit DelawareHealth.org/recycling-litter-prevention
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