Category Archives: Press Releases

Annual Eradication of Water Chestnuts in the Seneca River

The Onondaga County Health Department will begin to eradicate water chestnuts in the Seneca River in the Baldwinsville and Three Rivers areas beginning on August 5, 2014. Water chestnuts are an annual plant that is rooted in the sediment. The plant spreads rapidly and seeds can remain dormant for up to 12 years. Due to… Read more >

Two Public Beaches Closed Due to Blue-Green Algae

The Onondaga County Health Department announced today that Oneida Shores Beach and Joseph F. William Memorial Park Beach, both in the Town of Cicero, will be closed to swimming due to dense algae bloom containing blue-green algae. Swimming will not be allowed until further notice. Blue-green algal blooms can turn the water green and can… Read more >

Rabies Shot Clinic at St. Lucy’s Church Cancelled

The Onondaga County Health Department’s Rabies Shot Clinic previously scheduled for August 14, 2014 at St. Lucy’s Church on Gifford Street in Syracuse is now cancelled due to building maintenance. There are five more rabies shot clinics scheduled for 2014. For a complete listing please visit: /health/documents/RabiesClinicSchedule.pdf.… Read more >

Additional Evidence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

Onondaga County Interim Health Commissioner, Michelle Mignano, announced today that the New York State Department of Health’s laboratory has reported finding additional evidence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a mosquito pool. The mosquito pool was collected on July 22, 2014 at our Taft Road trap site located at East Taft Road (near the Totman… Read more >

Positive Rabies in a Raccoon and in Bats Found in Onondaga County

Onondaga County Interim Health Commissioner, Michelle Mignano, announced today that the New York State Health Department laboratory has reported that a raccoon found in the Rt. 11A area of Nedrow has tested positive for rabies. In addition, two bats have tested positive for rabies, one in the Town of Lafayette and the other in the… Read more >

Additional Evidence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

Onondaga County Interim Health Commissioner, Michelle Mignano, announced today that the New York State Department of Health’s laboratory has reported finding additional evidence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a mosquito pool. The mosquito pool was collected on July 15, 2014 at our Taft Road trap site located at East Taft Road (near the Totman… Read more >

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Onondaga County

Onondaga County Interim Commissioner of Health, Michelle Mignano, announced that the New York State Department of Health’s laboratory has reported finding evidence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a mosquito pool. The mosquito pool was collected on July 10, 2014 at our Taft Road trap site located at East Taft Road (near the Totman Road… Read more >

Bat Positive for Rabies in the Town of Cicero

Onondaga County Interim Commissioner of Health, Michelle Mignano, announced today that the New York State Health Department laboratory has reported that a bat found on Lakeshore Road in the Town Of Cicero has tested positive for rabies. Ms. Mignano stresses, “It is important to bat-proof your home to keep bats out of your house and… Read more >

Jamesville Beach Open Again for Swimming

The Onondaga County Health Department announced today that Jamesville Beach in the town of LaFayette is open again for swimming. The beach was closed to swimming yesterday due to high levels of E. coli bacteria in the water. Water test results received today are now at acceptable levels.… Read more >

Jamesville Beach Closed to Swimming

The Onondaga County Health Department today announced that Jamesville Beach located in the Town of Lafayette is closed to swimming due to high levels of bacteria in the water. Swimming will not be allowed until bacteria levels return to acceptable levels. The Health Department monitors public beach water quality routinely and closes swimming when bacteria… Read more >