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Friday, April 12, 2013  The boil water advisory for Sandy Creek and Lacona has been lifted. Residents no longer need to boil their drinking water.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Oswego County Health Department advises residents of Sandy Creek and Lacona to boil all drinking and cooking water.

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

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  Counties in New York will get more help in the fight against Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).

Friday, September 21, 2012  Fall officially starts Saturday, September 22 and temperatures are starting to fall, but the Oswego County Public Health Director says mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus are still present at test sites around the county. The county is urging residents to continue taking measures to protect themselves against mosquito bites.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  As long as the weather cooperates, the Oswego County Health Department will conduct aerial spraying tonight. It will begin after 6:45 p.m. and will continue until the target area has been treated.

Monday, September 10, 2012  More aerial spraying to kill mosquitoes is planned in a central New York county where Eastern equine encephalitis was found in one of the insects tested by state health experts last week.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  The Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been found in a sample of mosquitos collected last week in the village of Central Square. The Oswego County Health Department was notified by the State Health Department late Tuesday afternoon and is requesting the New York State Department of Health to issue a declaration of "imminent threat to public health" in Oswego County.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012  The Oswego County Health Department reports that evidence of West Nile virus was found near the Toad Harbor Swamp in West Monroe.

Friday, August 03, 2012  The Oswego County Health Department confirms a child has come down with West Nile Virus.  The Oswego County Health Department confirms a child has come down with West Nile Virus.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Oswego County Health Department says that evidence of West Nile virus was found in Central Square.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  The family of Maggie Wilcox, the four year old girl who died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in August, is speaking out following a State Senate report.

Monday, September 26, 2011  A horse in Richland has died after contracting eastern equine encephalitis, EEE. The Oswego County Health Department told CNY Central that testing sites in the Toad Harbor Big Bay Swamp area in the town of Hastings are continuing to produce positive results of EEE.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  UPDATE: Aerial spraying for mosquitoes carrying EEE has been postponed Wednesday night in Oswego County.

Monday, August 22, 2011  Oswego County Health officials plan to spray for mosquitoes tonight.