As supplies of PPE (personal protective equipment) are becoming more and more scarce, healthcare providers are working hard to find options that will allow them to continue to care for patients safely. People who have supplies of surgical masks and N-95 respirators...

Beginning March 19, 2020, Transylvania Public Health will be limiting in-person services to comply with social distancing recommendations. PERSONAL HEALTH In-person services available ONLY for: STD testing for people with symptoms TB patients with reactive test or...

A student at Brevard Academy has been diagnosed with pertussis (whooping cough). Transylvania Public Health and other local health departments are working with the school to identify students who may have been exposed to this student. Parents of children who may have...

This afternoon, state public health officials released some preliminary findings in their ongoing investigation into the Legionnaires' Disease outbreak associated with the NC Mountain State Fair. Based on interviews with people who visited the fair, compared to people...

(UPDATED 9/27/2019) Three laboratory-confirmed cases of Legionnaire's disease associated with the North Carolina Mountain State Fair have been identified among residents of Transylvania County. Additional possible cases are still under investigation. As of Thursday,...