From the Harford County Health Department: The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) reported the first confirmed human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in 2016 involving an adult in Western Maryland. Harford County Health Department urges the public to take appropriate measures to reduce their risk of infection against this and other […]
U.S. Sen. Mikulski Lauds Gov. Hogan for Zika Response; Urges Congress to Pass Emergency Supplemental Funding
From the office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about the need to take immediate action and pass emergency supplemental funding to address the threat of the Zika virus. For three months Republicans have refused […]
Harford County Initiates Preparations for Ebola Patients; “County Residents are Much More Likely to Get the Flu”
From Harford County government: Harford County Government has initiated planning and procedures to deal with the Ebola virus. The Department of Emergency Services is coordinating the county’s efforts among various agencies, departments and organizations. County officials received a briefing on the Ebola virus from the Harford County Health Department and the University of Maryland, Upper […]
Maryland’s First West Nile Virus Case in 2014 Prompts Message of Prevention
From the Harford County Health Department: Recently, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (MD DHMH) announced the first confirmed case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Maryland this year. The Harford County Health Department reminds the public that despite the coming calendar end to summer, mosquitoes are expected to stay active well into […]
Harford County Health Department Urges Prevention of Mosquito-Borne Illness
From the Harford County Health Department: On July 17, 2014, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued a news release indicating that it has begun tracking West Nile virus (WNV) and other diseases such as chikungunya and dengue viruses transmitted by mosquitoes for the 2014 season. The Harford County Health Department cautions the […]
West Nile Virus Prompts Public Health Attention in Harford County
From the Harford County Health Department: Several weeks ago, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (MD DHMH) reported its first confirmed case of symptomatic West Nile virus (WNV) infection in 2012. At about the same time, the National Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention released a media advisory announcing that some areas […]
Health Officials Offer Influenza Warnings Following Queen Anne’s County Cases Resulting from Contact with Pigs
From the Harford County Health Department: Although the Harford County Farm Fair concluded at the end of last month without incident, last week’s identification by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) of the influenza A (H3N2v) virus strain in six Queen Anne’s County residents (five children and one adult, all of whom […]
Harford Health Departmetn Schedules Additional H1N1 Vaccination Clinics For General Population
From the Harford County Health Department: Bel Air, MD – January 8, 2009 – During the observance of National Influenza Vaccination Week, January 10th through January 16th, 2010, the Harford County Health Department will hold two more H1N1 influenza injectable vaccine clinics for the general population on Wednesday, January 13th at their Woodbridge Station operations […]
