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LISTING OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRESS RELEASES – LA County Department of Public Health (.gov)

LISTING OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRESS RELEASES  LA County Department of Public Health (.gov) Los Angeles County reports rise in flea-borne typhus cases  KTLA Santa Monica reports Typhus outbreak as County cases surge  Santa Monica Daily Press Public Health warns of rising flea-borne typhus cases amid Santa Monica outbreak  NBC4 Los Angeles Flea-borne typhus cases rising in LA County  FOX 11 Los Angeles Source …

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NC county elections chair accused of putting cocaine, MDMA in granddaughters’ ice cream :: WRAL.com

NC county elections chair accused of putting cocaine, MDMA in granddaughters’ ice cream :: WRAL.com

The chairman of the Surry County Board of Elections was charged after Wilmington police said they found evidence he placed illegal narcotics in his granddaughters’ ice cream. On Aug. 8, James Edwin Yokeley Jr. told an officer that his two juvenile granddaughters found two pills in ice cream purchased from Dairy Queen on Oleander Drive. Investigators discovered video footage that …

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Judge holds Fulton County Commission in contempt of court, ordering $10,000 a day fine – WABE

Judge holds Fulton County Commission in contempt of court, ordering $10,000 a day fine  WABE Georgia’s Fulton County fined $10,000 a day for not appointing Republican election board nominees  AP News Fulton commission must appoint GOP nominees or face $10K daily fines  AJC.com Fulton county election board faces $10,000 a day fine for not appointing Republicans  The Guardian Court Fines Fulton Board After Democrats …

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Larimer County resident dies from West Nile virus – KDVR

Larimer County resident dies from West Nile virus  KDVR Fort Collins resident dies from West Nile virus  The Coloradoan Another West Nile death reported in Colorado  KUSA.com Health  The Guardian Colorado reports another West Nile Virus-related death, this time in Montrose County  Colorado Public Radio Source link

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1 confirmed case of flesh-eating bacteria in Martin County

1 confirmed case of flesh-eating bacteria in Martin County

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — According to the Florida Department of Health (FDOH), five people have died in Florida this year after contracting the flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus. The latest case in our viewing area is in Martin County, and was reported on Aug. 7. The Martin County Health Department tells WPTV it was contracted through surface, brackish water. …

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2 school-aged children in Washington County test positive for measles

2 school-aged children in Washington County test positive for measles

ST. GEORGE — Two school-aged children in Washington County have tested positive for measles, according to the Southwest Utah Public Health Department. The children’s schools have been notified of potential exposure — school started on Aug. 11 in Washington County — as have parents of students who attend the schools, a statement from the health department says. All unvaccinated children …

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