Extreme Cold Weather

Warming Centers

Click here for map of locations.

Public mistrust after Congo election raises Ebola epidemic anxiety

By: Reuters

Global health teams battling the world’s second largest Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo fear an election dispute may deepen public mistrust and allow the epidemic to run out of control.

Read more…

Legionnaires’ Disease

Enterovirus D68

Widely Used E-cigarette Flavoring Impairs Lung Function

A new study has found that a common e-cigarette flavoring that has chemical characteristics similar to toxic chemicals found in cigarette smoke disrupts an important mechanism of the lungs’ antibacterial defense system. The study was presented at the 2018 American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Read more…

Acute Flaccid Myelitis Health Advisory

Statement On Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Heartland and Bourbon Viruses Health Advisory

Disaster Distress Hotline

Please call 800-985-5990 or text ‘TalkWithUs’ to 66746 if you need help and support for any distress that you or someone you care about may be feeling related to any disaster.

Why Shallow Lake Food Webs May Have More Arsenic

Mosquito Bite Prevention (United States)

Different mosquitoes carry different viruses. Learn how to prevent bites here.

Marijuana Infractions in Illinois Schools

Learn more here.

First Human Case of West Nile Virus in Illinois for 2018

Recalled Del Monte Small Veggie Trays Sold in Illinois