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  Category: Division of Public Health


Turn in Unused and Expired Medications on Drug Take-Back Day: October 28, 2017

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2017

With hundreds of lives being lost to drug overdoses each year in our state, Delaware will hold a Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 28, 2017, to help reduce the risk of prescription medications being diverted for misuse. Delawareans can discard their expired or unused medications at 22 locations statewide between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.




DPH Announces Delaware’s First Case of West Nile Virus in Humans in Two Years

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2017

A 70-year-old Kent County woman was briefly hospitalized with West Nile virus (WNV) and is now recovering at home. The case is the first lab-confirmed human WNV case reported in 2017.




DE Residents Who Attended VA Chili Cook-Off Asked to Complete Survey in Wake of Foodborne Illness Outbreak

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Delawareans who attended the Chincoteague Chili Chowder Cook-Off, in Chincoteague, Virginia, on September 30, 2017, are being asked to complete an online survey in the wake of a foodborne illness outbreak associated with the event.




Delaware Flu Season Starts; Governor Carney Gets His Flu Shot at DPH Clinic

Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Today Governor John Carney rolled up his sleeve to get his annual flu shot at the Division of Public Health’s (DPH) drive-thru flu clinic in Dover, officially launching the state’s flu season prevention efforts.




31 Severely Neglected Animals Rescued in Seaford

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 9, 2017

On Sunday, October 8, 2017, the Division of Public Delaware Office of Animal Welfare received a tip about a property in the Seaford area with neglected animals. Delaware Animal Services (DAS), the state’s animal control and cruelty enforcement unit, found approximately 43 dead dogs and took into custody another 32 animals, including 31 dogs and a cat.







  Category: Division of Public Health

Turn in Unused and Expired Medications on Drug Take-Back Day: October 28, 2017

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2017

With hundreds of lives being lost to drug overdoses each year in our state, Delaware will hold a Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 28, 2017, to help reduce the risk of prescription medications being diverted for misuse. Delawareans can discard their expired or unused medications at 22 locations statewide between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.




DPH Announces Delaware’s First Case of West Nile Virus in Humans in Two Years

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2017

A 70-year-old Kent County woman was briefly hospitalized with West Nile virus (WNV) and is now recovering at home. The case is the first lab-confirmed human WNV case reported in 2017.




DE Residents Who Attended VA Chili Cook-Off Asked to Complete Survey in Wake of Foodborne Illness Outbreak

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Delawareans who attended the Chincoteague Chili Chowder Cook-Off, in Chincoteague, Virginia, on September 30, 2017, are being asked to complete an online survey in the wake of a foodborne illness outbreak associated with the event.




Delaware Flu Season Starts; Governor Carney Gets His Flu Shot at DPH Clinic

Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Today Governor John Carney rolled up his sleeve to get his annual flu shot at the Division of Public Health’s (DPH) drive-thru flu clinic in Dover, officially launching the state’s flu season prevention efforts.




31 Severely Neglected Animals Rescued in Seaford

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 9, 2017

On Sunday, October 8, 2017, the Division of Public Delaware Office of Animal Welfare received a tip about a property in the Seaford area with neglected animals. Delaware Animal Services (DAS), the state’s animal control and cruelty enforcement unit, found approximately 43 dead dogs and took into custody another 32 animals, including 31 dogs and a cat.