LIVINGSTON COUNTY – An upcoming drill will test the Livingston County Department of Health, Livingston County Emergency Medical Services and Noyes Health’s plans to address an Ebola case in the community. The Department of Health said in a press release that it is important to test these plans in the event we have a public health emergency that includes infectious diseases like Ebola. “We look forward to working with Noyes Health and EMS to … [Read more...]
Mild Hand Foot and Mouth Disease Poses Little Threat to Livonia’s Students
LIVONIA – Though cases of Coxsackie disease, otherwise known as hand, foot and mouth disease, have been reported at Livonia High School, the Livingston County Department of Health says that the blister-like rashes are common every year and do not pose a serious threat to students. Lisa Beardsley, Senior Public Health Educator for the Department of Health, says that the disease most commonly affects children under age 10, causing mild fever, … [Read more...]
Fight Back Livingston County’s Potato-Killing Blight with Specific Fungicide
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Though all tomatoes and potatoes in Western NY and the Finger Lakes Region are at high risk of infection by late blight following the summer's heavy rains, our local strain of the fungus is especially weak to a specific type of fungicide. According to the Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program, last week late blight was confirmed in potatoes in Livingston and Wyoming Counties, but the Livingston County strain, … [Read more...]