Keeping Backyard Poultry

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A chicken in grass 

Backyard Poultry

Keeping backyard poultry is becoming more popular.  Learn the risks of keeping poultry and the simple things you can do to stay safe.

Disease of the Week

Hantaviruses are a family of viruses found worldwide. In the United States, deer mice and other wild rodents can shed hantavirus in their urine, droppings, and saliva. People can become infected when they breathe in contaminated air. 


A deer mouse  

Image of the Week

Three baseball players with a person dressed as a bee holding a sign 

This 1963 photograph shows Communicable Disease Center’s (CDC) Wellbee, a cartoon character, who was created to personify public health at Fenway Park with Boston Red Sox Team members, pitcher, (left to right) Bill Monbouquette, relief pitcher, Dick “The Monster” Radatz, and shortstop, Eddie Bressoud. 


COVID-19 in the U.S.

Know Your COVID-19 Community Level


COVID-19 Community Levels are a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium, or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds being used, hospital admissions, and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area. 

COVID-19 Integrated County View



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