Out-of-State Measles Patient Visits Sussex County
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
DOVER, Del. (Sept 16, 2026) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) has received notification that an out-of-state individual with measles reportedly traveled through the greater Rehoboth area on September 4, 2026, visiting an unknown number of stores and restaurants. Because all locations visited cannot be fully determined, DPH is issuing a community‑wide notification […]
OHS, DPH Highlights Delaware’s Groundbreaking Prehospital Whole Blood Program in New Ambassador of Safety Video
Ambassador of Safety | Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2026
DOVER, Del. (Aug. 12, 2026) – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS), in conjunction with the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), has released the latest installment in its Ambassador of Safety video series, spotlighting Delaware’s groundbreaking Prehospital Whole Blood program and the paramedics who are helping save lives across the state. The Ambassador […]
DNREC Announces Year’s First Detection of West Nile Virus from Sentinel Chickens
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2026
West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in Delaware for the first time in 2026 in the sentinel chickens that help DNREC monitor the state for mosquito-borne illnesses.
Delaware Declares Measles Outbreak
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
DOVER, DEL. (July 22, 2026) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting two additional positive measles cases, totaling four in the state. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines a measles outbreak as three or more cases of measles that are connected by time and location. Extensive contact tracing is […]
DNREC Opens New Delaware Environmental Laboratory in Smyrna
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Division of Water | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2026
DNREC today opened the new Delaware Environmental Laboratory near Smyrna, a state-of-the-art facility to test water quality, chemical contaminants including per- and poly fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and to conduct molecular and microbiology. DNREC Secretary Greg Patterson was joined for a ceremonial ribbon cutting by representatives of the state’s congressional delegation, state legislators, former DNREC cabinet secretaries and organizations that depend on the environmental lab for scientific analysis.
