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The Department of Health and Hospitals today updated the total number of West Nile virus cases for the year. Since the last report, four new cases have been identified and two prior cases have been reclassified. This brings the total number of West Nile virus cases to 194 for the current year.
The Department of Health and Hospitals Region 5 Office of Public Health has updated the listing of locations where citizens can pick up no-cost rat poison in Cameron Parish. An overabundance of rats and human contact with rats can cause health problems, problems with contamination and damage to property.
Effective Dec. 9, 2006, the Eloise T. Clem WIC Clinic, located at 3849 North Blvd, Suite 103 in Baton Rouge, will no longer provide WIC services, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants and children under five years old.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health has scheduled a training exercise to help the Lake Charles community prepare to respond for a future influenza outbreak.
Each year, millions of individuals get the flu, with more than 36,000 people dying from this virus. While many are ill for about a week and view the flu as nothing more than an inconvenience, there are many people for whom the flu can be deadly.
Each year, millions of individuals get the flu, with more than 36,000 people dying from this virus. While many are ill for about a week and view the flu as nothing more than an inconvenience, there are many people for whom the flu can be deadly.
Each year, millions of individuals get the flu, with more than 36,000 people dying from this virus. While many are ill for about a week and view the flu as nothing more than an inconvenience, there are many people for whom the flu can be deadly.
Each year, millions of individuals get the flu, with more than 36,000 people dying from this virus. While many are ill for about a week and view the flu as nothing more than an inconvenience, there are many people for whom the flu can be deadly.
Each year, millions of individuals get the flu, with more than 36,000 people dying from this virus. While many are ill for about a week and view the flu as nothing more than an inconvenience, there are many people for whom the flu can be deadly.
In recent weeks, several Louisiana citizens have reported receiving phone calls from people requesting their Medicaid card numbers, bank account information and/or Social Security numbers. Calls were made to current Medicaid clients and to those who are not covered under Louisiana Medicaid. The callers were not Medicaid representatives or employees of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
The Department of Health and Hospitals Medicaid program is in the process of notifying Medicaid and LaCHIP recipients who evacuated from the storm-affected parishes to take the necessary steps to retain their eligibility for health care services.
Each year, millions of individuals get the flu. While many are ill for about a week and view the flu as nothing more than an inconvenience, there are many populations for whom the flu can be deadly.