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Wednesday, May 22, 2013  As people begin spending more time outdoors, the State Health Department is reminding New Yorkers to take precautions to prevent diseases that are transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks

Friday, May 10, 2013  Vernon Downs reopened on Friday evening, following an outbreak of equine herpes on the day of the Kentucky Derby.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Vernon Downs has announced that they will be resuming racing this weekend.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  A central New York racetrack is set to resume limited racing after being put under quarantine because of horses found to be infected with what can be a deadly virus.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The Onondaga County Heath Department says it will start monitoring the mosquitoes buzzing around the county this month.

Monday, March 11, 2013  The Weedsport baby born with a rare skin disorder was rushed back to the hospital Sunday night when he stopped breathing.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Right now the flu, colds, stomach bugs and the norovirus are all around us. Bacteria and viruses, those microscopic germs that make us sick, are everywhere.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Scammers are using U.S. Postal Services and UPS logos in e-mails to try and trick people into downloading computer viruses.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Lab tests have confirmed that a New York professor contracted the potentially deadly hantavirus during a hiking trip in the Adirondacks.

Friday, October 12, 2012  State health officials are investigating a case of the potentially deadly hantavirus contracted by a Long Island man bitten by a mouse during an Adirondack camping trip.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning about a new computer scam that's tricked tens of thousands of people into giving up personal information to scammers posing as technical support employees.

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.

Monday, September 17, 2012  The New York State Department of Health says evidence of West Nile virus was found in two different mosquito pools in Oswego County.

Monday, September 10, 2012  Tenants at an apartment building in Syracuse claim their apartments are infested with mice and are worried about the threat of disease, especially in light of a nationwide alert for hantavirus and a case of bubonic plague.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  Oswego County is preparing to do aerial spraying to combat the spread of West Nile virus and EEE.