Environmental Health Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Garrett County Health Department

May Declared Tick-borne Disease Awareness Month

by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | May 4, 2017 | Environmental Health, Press Releases

The month of May 2017 has been proclaimed by Governor Hogan as Tick-borne Disease Awareness Month. Lyme disease, one of many tick-borne diseases, is the most common vector-borne disease in America. It is the fourth most common communicable disease reported in the...

First Rabies Case of the Year Confirmed

by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Apr 6, 2017 | Environmental Health, Unit Update

The Environmental Health Unit of the Garrett County Health Department reports the first case of laboratory confirmed rabies in the county for 2017. A raccoon submitted from the McHenry area to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene laboratory was...