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Welcome to your source for information regarding pandemic influenza. This site is a joint project of the Jasper County Health Department and the City of Joplin Health Department. It is administratively supported by the Regional Economic Development Center at Missouri Southern State University.

JasCoFlu intends to bring you the latest and best information regarding the potential of pandemic flu. Check back often for news that can impact your community, your family, and you.

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**36,000 people die annually from the flu
**55 percent miss up to five workdays a year because of colds & flu
BUT only 33 percent reported getting an annual flu shot
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A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. An influenza pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which there is little or no immunity in the human population, begins to cause serious illness, and then spreads easily person-to-person worldwide.

It's been almost 40 years since the last flu pandemic swept through the world, killing 34,000 people in the United States and 700,000 worldwide. Disease trackers fear that we are due for another epidemic outbreak. Public health authorities are particularly concerned about the H5N1 avian "bird flu" virus.

There are steps that everyone can take to prepare now. Learn, Plan, Protect

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Contact for more information:
Jasper County Health Department, 417-358-3111
City of Joplin Health Department, 417-623-6122