FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Sept. 11, 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Residential Care Committee will meet Wednesday, September 18, at 10 a.m. at the South Carolina Department of Public Health, Room #2407, 301 Gervais Street, Columbia. The proceedings will be open and available to the public in-person and virtually via Microsoft Teams. To view the agenda for this meeting, visit the event page.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Sept. 9, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that a feral cat found near Glenwood Drive and Fair Bluff Highway in Green Sea, S.C., has tested positive for rabies.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Sept. 9, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Every year, about 1 in 33 babies born in the United States has a birth defect, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, many serious birth defects can be prevented, which is why the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH), along with the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN), is taking part in Folic Acid Awareness Week 2025.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Sept. 8, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that a bat found near Locust Hill and S. Bates roads in Taylors, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. No people are known to have been exposed at this time. Three dogs were exposed and will be quarantined as required in the South Carolina Rabies Control Act.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Sept. 8, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a case of measles in an Upstate resident. This is the third confirmed case of measles reported in South Carolina since July 2025.