Department of Health officials have confirmed it was elevated levels of chlorine in Lowry Park Zoo's splash fountains that caused skin irritations for a group of elementary school-age children Thursday, a zoo spokeswoman said Friday. ...more

June 13, 2009

Local health officials will be at Armwood High School today to test for tuberculosis. ...more

May 11, 2009

A raccoon that bit a dog multiple times near Benes Roush Road has tested positive for rabies, the health department said Thursday. ...more

April 24, 2009

A bobcat that jumped on a Boy Scout and an elderly man in separate attacks over the weekend in Citrus County turned out to be rabid, health officials said today. ...more

April 1, 2009

It's not too late to get a flu shot, a Pasco County Health Department official said. ...more

February 14, 2009

It's not too late to get a flu shot, a Pasco County Health Department official said. The flu season has been relatively mild so far in Florida, but is expected to increase in the weeks ahead, according to Deanna Krautner, health education and communications coordinator for the agency. ...more

February 14, 2009

The West Hernando Middle School student who contracted meningitis is out of the hospital. ...more

February 11, 2009

No other confirmed cases found, health department spokeswoman says. ...more

February 10, 2009

A seventh-grade student at West Hernando Middle School has tested positive for bacterial meningitis, health officials announced Friday. ...more

February 7, 2009

A Hernando County seventh grader has tested positive for bacterial meningitis, health officials announced today. ...more

February 6, 2009