Tag Archives: Disease Control

Raccoons Test Positive for Rabies

Raccoons Test Positive for Rabies   Onondaga County Health Commissioner, Dr. Cynthia B. Morrow, announced today that the New York State Health Department laboratory has reported that three raccoons have tested positive for rabies. The raccoons were located near Cold Brook Road in the Town of Spafford, Barker Street in the Town of Otisco, and… Read more >

First Evidence of West Nile Virus in Onondaga County

DATE: June 12, 2012                                                                   Cynthia B. Morrow, MD, MPH Commissioner of Health 435-3155   *******  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ******* First Evidence of West Nile Virus in Onondaga County Onondaga County Health Commissioner, Cynthia B. Morrow announced today that the New York State Health Department laboratory has reported finding evidence of West Nile virus in Onondaga County. … Read more >

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

The Onondaga County Cancer Services Program Partnership (CSP) offers free colorectal screening for men and women 50 years and older who do not have health insurance. Of the cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in the U.S., yet it is also one of… Read more >