TUSCARAWAS, Ohio (WOIO) - The Tuscarawas County Health Department has seen an increase in chickenpox cases in the county. The health department said there is no need for alarm, but it is a good time ...

Before vaccines, some parents intentionally exposed their children to the virus. In the internet age, that thinking is resurfacing.

Although chickenpox is preventable by vaccines, vaccine breakthroughs often occur, and the chickenpox epidemic is on the rise. Chickenpox is not included in the list of regulated communicable diseases ...

A case of clade I mpox — a more virulent version of the virus that causes monkeypox, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — has been confirmed in the U.S., as global health ...

PETERBOROUGH-– Lakelands Public Health is notifying the public of a potential exposure to chickenpox (varicella) at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) on May 11-12, 2026. Individuals who ...

As of Wednesday, visits to those in housing units 3A and 3B at Hill Correctional Center, 600 S. Linwood Road, Galesburg, are suspended until further notice because of a potential case of chicken pox, ...