This morning more than 70 volunteers worked to clean up two Near Eastside neighborhoods. The goal was to raise awareness about properly disposing syringes.

Individuals who dined at Fresco Italian Café on the Canal, 340 W. Michigan St., on Monday, August 6 are recommended to receive the Hepatitis A vaccine.

Marion County Public Health Department director Dr. Virginia A. Caine declared a public health epidemic and proposed a syringe exchange program Thursday morning, citing a 1,000 percent increase in the number of hepatitis C cases from 2013 to 2017 and the potential for an HIV outbreak.

The Marion County Health Department requested the temporary visitor restrictions in January when flu activity began to peak.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the flu vaccine for everyone six months of age and older.

The Marion County Health Department is seeing primarily Influenza A - but at this time of year they say you can see all kinds. H1N1 that circulated in 2009 is also showing up.

The Marion County Health Department has identified nearly 400 students and faculty who they recommend be tested after coming into contact with the infected student.