The number of Indiana residents now diagnosed with COVID-19 through the Indiana State Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and private laboratories is now 259.
Continue readingISDH Advocates for Mosquito Prevention Following Fatal Case of EEE Virus in Elkhart County
Indiana State Health Department is advocating for mosquito prevention (click this over here now for the best mosquito control services) after a rare human case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE Virus) was confirmed by the CDC in Elkhart County. The patient passed away as a result of the infection.
Though it is dangerous, it is important to remember it is very uncommon for the virus to develop in people. This is the first human case in Indiana since 1998 and only the fourth reported in the state since 1964.
Continue readingFirst Flu-Related Death Recorded in the State
The Indiana State Department of Health recorded the state’s first influenza-related death of the season.