Public Health Free HIV Testing

VALDOSTA— National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is recognized annually on February 7 as a way to increase HIV education, testing, community involvement, and treatment among black communities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and…

Coronavirus Outbreak Has Georgia on High Alert

ATLANTA, Ga. - The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is advising healthcare providers to be alert for patients who traveled to Wuhan, China and shows signs of fever and respiratory symptoms. There are currently…

Lowndes Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile

LOWNDES CO., Ga. - According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, mosquitoes in the Lowndes County area are testing positive for the West Nile Virus. There have been four samples from mosquito pools in…