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West Virginia Department of Health Monitoring for Transmission of Measles

The West Virginia Department of Health (DH) is closely monitoring for transmission of measles following the state’s first documented case since 2009. After confirming the first positive case on Monday, state health leaders have learned of 152 additional people who were potentially exposed, 128 West Virginia residents from 30 counties and 24 out-of-state contacts from four Read More…

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West Virginia Department of Health Takes Steps to Prevent Cyberattacks Against Water Systems

The Office of Environmental Health Services (OEHS) within the West Virginia Department of H​​​ealth’s (DH) Bureau for Public Health is working with local water systems to reduce the risk of cyberattacks on public water and wastewater systems in West Virginia. Common goals of these cyberattacks may be to disrupt treatment and distribution, compromise email communication, Read More…