By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported three additional COVID-19 related fatalities Saturday, bringing the state death toll due to the coronavirus to 139. The...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Tulsa, OK health officials reported Friday one positive case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Tulsa County. This is the first confirmed case in the state of Oklahoma....

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Oklahoma The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced the first death caused by the flu in the state. The death occurred in Tulsa County in a patient who...

Oklahoma state health officials are reporting reporting the first three human cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) for the season. The cases have been confirmed in residents of Canadian, Grant and Tulsa counties. WNV...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles situation in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) and the Okmulgee County Health Department have identified...

By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles case recently reported in Oklahoma, health officials are reporting an alert concerning a possible measles exposure location. Through information...

The Tulsa Health Department is currently investigating a case of measles in Tulsa County. Measles was identified in a person who had returned to Oklahoma after international travel. Measles is a highly...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) and Tulsa Health Department (THD) have joined public health officials in other states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate...

The Tulsa Health Department (THD) is currently investigating an outbreak of mumps in Tulsa County.  There have been 8 cases identified, 5 of which have been laboratory confirmed. One of the confirmed...

The mumps outbreak in northwest Arkansas is closing in on 700 cases, according to the latest data from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) Monday. The ADH is reporting 695 suspected and lab confirmed...