State Agencies Work to Combat Introduction of Monkeypox to Alabama
June 2003 - OH&S
The Alabama departments of Agriculture and Industries, Conservation and Natural Resources, and Public Health are working together to lessen the chances that monkeypox virus could be introduced into the state. Continue >>>

Steam Pipe Explosion
June 2003 - OH&S
In the very early morning hours of Wednesday, June 18, 2003 the silence was shattered by the sound of a large, high pressure steam line exploding. It happened at the corner of University Boulevard and 19th Street South right on the edge of the street at the curb. Continue >>>

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
May 2, 2003 – CDC
CDC continues to work with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners to investigate cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The majority of suspect and probable cases of SARS in the United States continue to be travel associated, with only limited secondary spread to contacts such as family members and healthcare workers. Continue >>>