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MSDH: Flu Update and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Mississippi State Department of Health, Flu Update JACKSON, Miss. – On May 19th, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported its first pediatric flu death of 2020. The death was in a child from Central Mississippi. The […]

Miss. reports new West Nile Virus cases

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The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 29 new human cases of the West Nile virus.

The new cases were reported in Adams (2), Claiborne (1), Harrison (1), Hinds (5), Humphreys (1), Jackson (1), Jefferson Davis (1), Lamar (1), Lauderdale (1), Madison (5), Perry (1), Rankin (6), Sunflower (1), Warren (1), and Yazoo (1) counties, bringing the state total to 169 cases and four deaths. […]