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The East Side district loaned its aircraft this week to spray an area near Denair within the Turlock Mosquito Abatement District. Because resources are more limited this year, the two districts have agreed to occasional mutual aid to attack potential West Nile hot spots. No infected mosquitoes have been detected this year; the virus usually surfaces in June.

People need to be aware we are going to be out checking property   -Jerry Davis

 

A 43-year-old male patient with good past health attended the Accident and Emergency Department of UCH on March 18 due to persistent flu symptoms over one week. He was directly admitted to Intensive Care Unit for further treatment due to severe pneumonia. He was prescribed with Tamiflu and antibiotics and required ventilatory support.  

Nearly 4 million Americans are living their lives infected with a deadly virus and 75 percent of them have no idea they are at risk. One day, perhaps very soon, these individuals -- our neighbors, families and friends -- will show symptoms of liver cancer or cirrhosis and only then discover that they have been suffering from hepatitis C. The Institute of Medicine has recently released a report outlining the ominous public-health threat of chronic hepatitis C, much of which is the result of unwitting infect  

Deanna Dunnam's 6-year old son Tucker died in February, but she relives his final days over and over. "You're not supposed to lose a child," Dunnam says, "It's just not supposed to happen." Tucker had a fever and had been throwing up the week before his death.  

The hugs were out of control at West Sylvan Middle School. It was, Couch said, a virus of hugs. So the principal banned hugs on the school campus in late February.  

Florence city crews are left scratching their heads after more than a dozen birds were found dead on city streets. City officials were notified Thursday morning of the dead crows. While they were picking up several crows more were discovered just down the street.

This has happened in other places before but causes can vary. We're not real sure what the causes were but just to be sure on our end we did follow through and notify al health department   -Phil Stevenson

 

Every parent has gone through it. Your child gets sick and has to spend a couple of days on the couch. Then they're back up and running.

At that time you're just thinking it's a 24 hour bug   -Kristin Johnson

 

A 6-year-old child is the fourth confirmed death from swine flu in Mobile County. Tucker's mom tells LOCAL 15 News her son had been sick off and on for about a week when he suffered a major heart attack. Subsequent testing has since linked his death to the HINI virus.  

As of 14 March 2010, worldwide more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 16813 deaths. WHO is actively monitoring the progress of the pandemic through frequent consultations with the WHO Regional Offices and member states and through monitoring of multiple sources of information. Situation update: