Mobile County Health Department

The Mobile County Health Department (MCHD) is announcing a positive test for West Nile Virus (WNV). This comes from a specimen in a mosquito trap used to detect mosquito-borne diseases in the community. The virus has been confirmed by laboratory results, and the mosquito trap is in the 36541 ZIP Code area.

The City of Mobile recently announced a new partnership with the University Hospital and the Mobile County Health Department aimed at reducing violent crimes.

Alabamians are being advised by health officials to not swim in two rivers because of poor water quality. The Mobile County Health Department issued the…

The Mobile County Health Department is hosting a series of vaccine drives at the Alabama Cruise Terminal through the end of the week.Scott Chavers, health…

A deadly mosquito-borne virus has been detected in south Alabama.AL.com reports mosquitoes in parts of Mobile County are carrying Eastern Equine…

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley visited two Tuscaloosa mental health facilities yesterday. He wants to stress the need for Medicaid funding in the…

Health officials in Mobile say there's been an alarming recent rise in the number of whooping cough cases in the area.Whooping cough, the common name for…