Promoting Your Health & Well-being

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 1, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As children across South Carolina begin their summer break, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reminding parents and caregivers to take simple steps to keep kids safe during the warm-weather months.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 29, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that a skunk found near Tickle Hill Road and Highway 151 in Jefferson, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. No people are known to have been exposed at this time. One dog was exposed and will be quarantined as required in the South Carolina Rabies Control Act.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 28, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that a  raccoon from Charleston County and a bat from Lexington County have tested positive for rabies.