Oregon Horses Quarantined After Positive EHV-1 Virus Tests
Several horses tested postive in Benton County, OR
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WA Flu Death Rates Deadliest in Five Years Says Health Department
During the 2022-23 flu season, the Washington State Department of Health says 262 residents died from the flu, ten times more than in 2021-22.
Why were flu rates so low the previous year?
The WA DOH says 257 adults and five children di...
OR Hunters Warned About Virus Deadly To Rabbits
(Salem, OR) -- Oregon hunters are being warned about a virus that's deadly to rabbits, so they can help avoid spreading the disease. Rabbit hemorrhagic virus is not contagious to humans. Hunters should avoid areas where they find dead or sick rabbits
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Congressman Dan Newhouse Pushes for Investigation into Origins of COVID-19
WASHINGTON D.C- Did the coronavirus leak from a viral lab in Wuhan, China? Nobody really knows, but Congressman Dan Newhouse is pushing for an investigation.
He said, "This has obviously cost the American economy tremendously, and over half a million american lives. Thi
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Stay Home Stay Healthy Order extended through May 4
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Governor Jay Inslee extended the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order this afternoon. The order will now go until May 4th. Inslee said of the impact COVID-19 has made in our state, "We have an obligation to ourselves and to our loved ones to recognize that this is a long road ahead of us
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Department of Health employee tests positive for COVID-19
The affected employee was last at work on Friday, and didn't start to show any symptoms until the weekend.