West Nile protection urged Updated: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 With the approach of summer and the increase in outdoor activities, the risk of infection from West Nile virus is again present, and public health officials encourage people to take steps to protect themselves from this potentially serious disease. The Oklahoma City- County Health Department offers these... Read More

Mosquitoes still threaten with disease Updated: Sat, Jun 3, 2006 No cases of the West Nile virus have been reported in Oklahoma so far this year, but state Health Department officials say the threat is there. As a result, the Oklahoma City-County Health Department is encouraging Oklahoma citizens to be aware of standing water and mosquito activity during summer events. The... Read More

Officials enforce plan to prevent West Nile virus Updated: Sat, May 6, 2006 With summer approaching, officials in Edmond and Lincoln and Logan counties hope to prevent occurrences of West Nile Virus by reducing the number of mosquitoes. For the fourth year, Edmond city officials are implementing the West Nile Virus Prevention Program designed to educate the public on how they can protect... Read More

State horse foundation offers help after Katrina Updated: Fri, Sep 16, 2005 HURRICANES A horse stands in Hurricane Katrina floodwaters this month near New Orleans. Starving, stranded and susceptible to diseases, horses displaced by Hurricane Katrina are getting vaccines and other supplies from the Reining Horse Sports Foundation in Oklahoma. "We know there are wonderful humanitarian... Read More

Hurricane brings health hazards Updated: Tue, Aug 30, 2005 The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina could pose plenty of public health perils for New Orleans and Gulf Coast residents if water and food supplies become contaminated, officials at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center said Monday. Among the medical dangers for citizens of the New Orleans metropolitan... Read More

Health Department worried about West Nile virus Updated: Fri, Jun 21, 2002 We see them and we all know they carry diseases. But tonight mosquitos may have brought a deadly disease toOklahoma. Right now veterinarians in Purcell are testing this horse.They say "Joe's Lady Bug" is sick and may be infected withthe West Nile Virus disease.Thanks to mosquitoes, the disease has spread like... Read More