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Mississippi flu rates remain stable ahead of Christmas

According to the Mississippi State Department of Health’s (MSDH) Respiratory Surveillance Report, influenza-like illness (ILI ...
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Mississippi leaders are quiet on efforts to fix health care in state

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State leaders say new year to bring bigger fight to end infant mortality

Edney said poverty is the driving force behind African American infant death. Edney said impoverished communities deal with ...
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Whooping cough cases in Mississippi have nearly doubled from last year, MSDH says

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In less than seven months, Mississippi has seen nearly double the number of cases of whooping cough as reported in all of 2024, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health ...
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Mississippi flu rates drop, but precautions still urged

Flu activity across the state has remained steady in recent weeks. The current statewide flu-like illness rate is 2.6 percent, which is actually lower than this time ...

Keeping yourself and others healthy this holiday season

The Mississippi State Department of Health sends a weekly illness report with case numbers throughout the state. According to ...
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Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant mortality rates

COMING UP. >> SEE YOU AGAIN IN JUST A BIT, DAVID. THANK YOU. MORE INFANTS ARE DYING IN MISSISSIPPI THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME IN THE PAST DECADE. >> THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH JUST DECLARED THE ...
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Mississippi reports first West Nile case of 2025, state health officials say

MISSISSIPPI - The first West Nile virus case of 2025 was reported in Mississippi Thursday morning, state health officials said. The Mississippi State Department Health reported the first case was ...