Delaware Confirms Initial Cases of West Nile Virus in a Human, Horses for 2024
Department of Agriculture | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, August 30, 2024
The Delaware Public Health Laboratory has identified this year’s first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in a New Castle County resident. Additionally, the Office of the State Veterinarian within the Delaware Department of Agriculture has confirmed the first two cases of WNV in Delaware horses this year.
Bridgeville Couple Charged with Animal Cruelty
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2024
DOVER, DEL. (August 20, 2024) – The Division of Public Health (DPH) Office of Animal Welfare’s (OAW) Delaware Animal Services (DAS) announces the arrest of a man and woman after 20 dogs were rescued from a home in Bridgeville. Ray Anderson, age 42, and Melissa Layton, age 40, of Bridgeville were arraigned Aug. 15. DAS […]
Delaware’s First 2024 Evidence of West Nile Virus Detected in DNREC’s Sentinel Chickens
Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, July 26, 2024
West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in Delaware for the first time for 2024 in sentinel chickens that help the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control monitor the state for mosquito-borne illnesses, DNREC announced today. The initial WNV occurrence was found in eight sentinel chickens sampled July 22 by the DNREC Mosquito Control Section which returned positive test results from the Delaware Division of Public Health Laboratory two days later.
Health Equity Institute of Delaware Offers Training to Clinical and Public Health Workers
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2024
DOVER, DEL. (July 24, 2024) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is now providing health equity training through the Health Equity Institute of Delaware (HEIDE). Led by the Office of the Medical Director and Office of the Chief Health Equity Officer, HEIDE helps providers and public health workers approach their work from a health equity perspective. […]
DPH Urges the Public to Attempt to Reunite Stray Pets
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Dover, Del. (July 16, 2024) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) requests the cooperation of the public at this time to assist in making every effort to reunite stray dogs with their owners before contacting the Office of Animal Welfare’s (OAW) Delaware Animal Services for pickup or taking them to Brandywine Valley SPCA, the state’s […]
