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Friday, March 29, 2013  After nearly vanishing for the season, the flu has made a comeback. Influenza has peaked again for the second time in Onondaga County.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Maggie Wilcox lost her life to eastern equine encephalitis. Better known as triple E, this drove together the Oswego community today. Her family is battling to bring awareness to Triple-E by hosting a benefit today in Maggie's honor.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  A SUNY Oswego student has been taken to the hospital with a suspected case of bacterial meningitis.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  The flu has hit us as a country very hard this season. There have been two confirmed deaths in New York State as a result of this year's flu.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received a flu shot to urge people to get the inoculations during a particularly serious flu season.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  We hope to one day find a cure for cancer. But what if we could make sure it never happened to begin with? Researchers are developing a vaccine that could prevent childhood cancers.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  New York health officials say flu cases have been confirmed in more than half the state and they're encouraging people to get vaccinated.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital is set to provide free flu shots for children and their families at the Salvation Army Christmas Bureau.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Health officials say flu season is off to its earliest start in nearly 10 years

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  Horse owners in New York are being urged to have their animals vaccinated against Eastern equine encephalitis and the West Nile virus.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  Woman's case proves you don't need  a rusty nail to contract tetanus.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Cases of whooping cough are up and New York state health officials are urging people to make sure they're vaccinated.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  CNY Central has a confirmed with the Onondaga County Health Department that a bat found inside a home in the village of Skaneateles tested positive for rabies.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  A South Carolina island is the home to thousands of monkeys, and not much else. But there's a secret that few want to talk about - the reason why the monkeys live there.

Monday, April 23, 2012  It's a common misperception that the shots you got as kid will provide immunity for a lifetime. So which vaccines should you consider once you reach adulthood?