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Mobile Hospital emergency entrance with medical staff

Mobile Health Officials Rule Out Ebola After Woman Hospitalized With Symptoms

James Bullard, October 8, 2014

A woman taken to USA Medical Center with Ebola-like symptoms was cleared after evaluation by Mobile health officials.

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Mobile County A mosquito on skin outdoors

Second Sentinel Chicken Tests Positive for West Nile in Mobile County

James Bullard, September 15, 2014

A second sentinel chicken in Mobile County’s mosquito surveillance program tested positive for West Nile virus this week, health officials said.

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Mobile Close-up photo of a mosquito, the insect responsible for spreading Eastern equine encephalitis

Mobile County Health Officials Confirm Human Case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis

James Bullard, September 15, 2014July 16, 2026

A 66-year-old Mobile County man remains hospitalized after testing positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but severe mosquito-borne illness.

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Mobile A hospital pediatric unit similar to USA Children's and Women's Hospital

USA Children’s Hospital Confirms Six Enterovirus D68 Cases Amid Respiratory Surge

James Bullard, September 10, 2014July 16, 2026

USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital confirmed six cases of enterovirus D68 as Mobile doctors treated an unusual surge of respiratory illness.

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Mobile County Close-up of a mosquito, the insect responsible for spreading West Nile Virus

West Nile Virus Confirmed in South Mobile County Sentinel Chicken

James Bullard, September 3, 2014

Health officials confirmed West Nile Virus in a sentinel chicken in south Mobile County, urging residents to guard against mosquito bites this season.

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Mobile A mosquito control fogging operation at dusk

Mobile County Health Department Adds Mosquito Sprays Ahead of Holiday Gatherings Amid Chikungunya Concerns

James Bullard, July 15, 2014

The Mobile County Health Department’s Vector Control Division stepped up mosquito spraying before Independence Day gatherings, including extra morning runs and aerial treatments, amid Chikungunya worries.

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Mobile County Mosquito control vehicle spraying in a rural South Alabama neighborhood

Mobile County Health Officials Report First Mosquito-Borne Virus Cases of the Season

James Bullard, July 9, 2014

Sentinel poultry near Theodore tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, marking Mobile County’s first mosquito-virus detection of the year.

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Baldwin County A mosquito control truck spraying insecticide along a residential street

Mobile and Baldwin County Health Departments Step Up Mosquito Spraying This Summer

James Bullard, July 7, 2014

Health officials in Mobile and Baldwin counties are running nightly spray missions and asking residents to dump standing water as mosquito activity rises.

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Mobile A healthcare worker administering a vaccine to a child at a clinic

Whooping Cough Cases Climb in Mobile County, Health Officials Urge Vaccination

James Bullard, July 2, 2014July 16, 2026

Mobile County health officials report a sharp rise in whooping cough cases in 2014 and urge families to get vaccinated.

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