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It’s important that residents as well as doctors and veterinarians report bites and exposures to animals such as bats, which can spread diseases including rabies – a potentially fatal viral disease transmitted when people and pets are scratched or bitten by infected animals.

The Allen County Executive Board of Health on Monday appointed a new health commissioner to lead local efforts to promote and protect public health.

Mosquitoes can carry and transmit diseases including West Nile Virus

The level of ozone in Fort Wayne and Allen County has been forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups for tomorrow – Thursday, June 30.

Rapid tests requiring a finger-stick, a drop of blood and results in just one minute will be offered at Walgreens, 110 E. Creighton Ave. (corner of East Creighton and South Calhoun Street). No appointment is necessary.

A state grant worth up to nearly $439,000 will bolster ongoing Allen County Department of Health efforts to lessen the harmful effects of lead on children.

With many still without power following strong storms this week, the Allen County Department of Health is urging residents to carefully monitor food kept in refrigerators and freezers and properly dispose of any spoiled food.

The local Red Cross is helping storm-impacted residents in northeast Indiana with shelters in Fort Wayne and Columbia City.

Local levels forecast to be unhealthy for some

First redesign in nearly a decade aims to improve assistance, interaction

After nearly two years helping to guide the community through an unprecedented public health emergency, Allen County Health Commissioner Dr. Matthew Sutter announced plans Monday to retire from public service later this year.

The Allen County Department of Health free public COVID-19 testing site will revise its operating schedule starting Monday, April 4.