public health

State notes higher risk of rabies in summer
Local News, News
BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Jul 24, 2024
The New York State Department of Health is urging New Yorkers to take precautions to prevent rabies infections, especially during summer months. Rabie...
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Cattaraugus County may need more mosquito spraying
Cattaraugus County News, Local News, News
BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Jul 11, 2024
OLEAN — After a successful spraying for mosquitos in parts of Cattaraugus County, health officials reported the insect’s population is rebounding. Lar...
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NY health commissioner Mary Bassett to step down
News, NY State News
RACHEL SILBERSTEIN Times Union 
Dec 03, 2022
ALBANY (TNS) — New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett will leave her post after serving one year as the state’s top heal...
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Bring back the mask mandates?
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
Jul 27, 2022
New COVID-19 surges have put many communities across the nation in a precarious position. The highly transmissible and evasive BA.5 subvariant is gett...
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Cattaraugus County reports 47 new COVID cases
Cattaraugus County News, News
RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
May 05, 2022
The Cattaraugus County Health Department reported 47 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday. There are currently 285 active cases. Twenty-seven of the new cas...
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