Each summer, mosquitoes are a familiar biting pest in our backyards, parks and campgrounds. In Ohio, mosquito borne illnesses are most often transmitted during the warmest months of the year. The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Zoonotic Disease Program, in partnership with the Paulding County Health Department (PCHD), is conducting county wide mosquito testing. ODH…
COLUMBUS – As a result of a laboratory reporting backlog, the 24-hour daily case counts change will be artificially inflated on Dec. 14, 15, and 16. The exact number will be reflected in a disclaimer on the dashboard each day, and will not be finalized until all laboratory files are processed. The backlog of approximately…
Ohio’s first 2017 death in a human West Nile virus case has been reported by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). The 74-year-old Defiance County man had been hospitalized with encephalitis. The Ohio Department of Health is reporting a total of 10 human cases of West Nile virus across the state. Counties with at least…
Antwerp, OH John Lewis DeVore, 87, of Antwerp, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. John was born in Chester, PA on June 16, 1929 a son of the late William E. & Mary A. (Feeley) DeVore. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force and was a valued employee at…
Ann’s Bright Beginnings proudly announces their recent award as an Ohio Healthy Program! Ohio Healthy Programs is an OCCRRA (Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association) program funded by the Ohio Department of Health. This designation is a state earned honor. Ohio Healthy Programs was created in response to the growing concern surrounding childhood obesity,…
