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What's Going Around: Flu cases tapering off in Greene County
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Good news when it comes to flu numbers in Greene County. We've now seen a decline in numbers six weeks in a row. This week in Greene County only 18 cases were reported. That is the lowest number since the first week of reporting...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention
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New strain of stomach bug impacts the Ozarks
lpozen@kspr.comSPRINGIFIELD, Mo. -- A new strain of the norovirus is sweeping through the United States and impacting residents in the Ozarks. It's called the Sydney strain of norovirus. It is most commonly spread in closed places. This strain has been dubbed the...Tags: Symptoms, Gastroenteritis, Viral Diseases and Infections, Recipes, Diseases and Illnesses
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What's Going Around: Respiratory infection
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - If you or your child are feeling sick, and know it's not the flu it could be another illness that is going around. It's very contagious and children, mostly young children, get sick with it the most. It's called RSV. It's a...Tags: Symptoms, Coughing, Albuterol (drug)
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What's Going Around: Flu numbers continue to rise across the Ozarks
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The flu epidemic continues across the country and across the Ozarks. Health departments release new numbers every week on confirmed cases of the flu and here's a breakdown of the numbers. Greene County: For the seventh week in a...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Flu Vaccine, Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines
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Flu becomes epidemic laced with shortages
ReporterSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Centers for Disease Control now calls it an epidemic and the Ozarks is no exception. Influenza numbers continue to climb across the country as we deal with vaccine and treatment shortages. On average, February tends to be when...Tags: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Flu Vaccine, Disease Prevention
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Springfield, Greene County hit hard again by flu bug
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The flu bug is spreading throughout Greene County. Cases throughout the county rose to 390 through the first five weeks of reporting. County health leaders report an increase by 34 cases compared to a week ago. The Springfield-...
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What's Going Around: Flu and Respiratory Infections
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - We've been hearing about it for weeks, but health officials say the number of flu cases across the country are going up every day. This is the sixth week in a row we've seen an increase in the number of cases in Greene County....Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Coughing, Sneezing
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What's Going Around: Flu prevention
lmatter@kspr.com, tnguyen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - It's back to work and back to reality. The holidays are over which means we are going back to work and school where germs will take over and could be passed on to you. Now that we're in a new year, the official peak of flu season is...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Drugs and Medicines
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What's going around
lmatter@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- We are getting closer to a new year which means the actual flu season is right around the corner. The peak of flu season is January or February. But this year, the illness has made an earlier appearance -. One that is spreading...Tags: Symptoms, Chills, Flu Vaccine, Fever
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Nurse from Springfield says she was fired for refusal to wear mask
Reporter and PhotographerSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A nurse says her firing from Cox Hospital was unjustified. Carla Brock refused to get a flu vaccine and then to wear a surgical mask at work. This is the first year that CoxHealth has made flu vaccinations mandatory for all...Tags: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Flu Vaccine, Disease Prevention
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Flu cases on the rise in Greene County
mpettit@kspr.comThis year is shaping up to be the worst flu season in ten years. If you haven't gotten your flu shot, Missouri health officials say now is the time. For the fifth week in a row there has been a spike in flu numbers in Greene County. In the past...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Drugs and Medicines
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KSPR SPECIAL REPORT: The Rise of Heroin in the Ozarks
mmoloney@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Southwest Missouri has the unofficial title as the methamphetamine-making capital of the country. Busts, smurfing arrests, and meth-based legislation seem to dominate the news. Yet it's the harder stuff—heroin—police are...Tags: Addiction, Behavioral Conditions, Methamphetamine (drug), Heroin, Drug Trafficking
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