Health Alerts

The Onondaga County Health Department issued a warning on Wednesday for residents near Jackson Road in the town of Clay.

Would you serve your children cookies for breakfast? One watchdog group finds that the sugar levels in some brands of cereal are more fitting for dessert than breakfast.

Texting can be a pain in the neck – literally. Chiropractors have labeled the new risk “Forward Head Posture” or “Text Neck.”

The New York State Department of Health has confirmed that more evidence of EEE and West Nile virus has been found in two traps in Onondaga County, according to the county’s health department.

Health officials say as many as 16 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade.

Health officials in Oswego County say EEE virus is to blame for the death of a horse in the town of Richland. The department also noted that test sites in the Toad Harbor Big Bay Swamp area in the town of Hastings also continue to produce positive results.

Another horse in Oneida County has died as a result of contracting EEE. The Oneida County Health Department reported on Tuesday that test results on a suspected case of EEE in a horse in the north Rome-Lee Center area has confirmed that the animal was infected with the disease when it was euthanized last week after developing neurological symptoms.

The Oswego County Health Department is issuing a warning to restaurant owners regarding a scam.

Aerial mosquito spraying is now complete in Onondaga County. Crews sprayed over the Cicero Swamp Monday night, in hopes of combating mosquito-borne illnesses, such as EEE and West Nile Virus. Video: FAQs about West Nile Virus Video: County Health Director discusses EEE Video: Director of Environmental Health discusses pesticide used during spraying Video  |   Map: Dogway area to be sprayed for mosquitoes (618.7KB)

Ground spraying for mosquitoes will begin Sunday night, weather permitting, at the New York State Fairgrounds. Video