Montgomery County Health Department

09/03/2026

https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-e-coli-o145h28-frozen-blueberries-july-2026?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Do not eat, sell or serve recalled GreenWise Organic Frozen Whole Blueberries and Whole Mixed Berries. FDA’s investigation is ongoing.

09/02/2026

The Health Department has flu shots available at its main office, located at 11191 Illinois Route 185 in Hillsboro, Monday-Friday from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm during the months of September, October, and November.

If special assistance is needed, please call 217-532-2001 when you arrive and the shot can be administered in your vehicle. If you would like a flu shot at our Litchfield office, located at 1357 E. Union Ave., please call 217-324-3430 to make an appointment.

COVID vaccine for the 26-27 season is not yet available, but should be soon. We will post updates on its availability as soon as we are aware of any. Clinics are in the process of being set up and the clinic schedule will be posted once all dates and times are confirmed.

The Health Department is able to bill insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicaid MCOs for the vaccination.

Please bring your ID card with you. If you do not have any of these, or the one you have does not cover 100% of the shot,
we have vaccine that is available at no charge to you, through the State of Illinois.

MCHD would also like to invite any business that is interested in providing immunizations to its employees (minimum of
5) to contact its Hillsboro office to make arrangements for a nurse to come to the business and administer these shots.

Please note: Montgomery County Health Department will be following CDC and IDPH guidelines.

08/20/2026

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/updated-dreyers-grand-ice-cream-inc-issues-voluntary-recall-select-outshine-fruit-bars-due-possible?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery -announcement

August 18, 2026 - Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of select flavors of Outshine Fruit Bars due to possible foreign material contamination with glass. Products affected include Outshine Strawberry, Watermelon, Grape, Tangerine and Black Cherry 6-Count 2.5 ou...

08/19/2026

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/kettle-cuisine-recalls-marketside-tomato-bisque-soup-kit-sold-exclusively-walmart-stores-because?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery -announcement

Kettle Cuisine LLC of Savage, MD is recalling Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit – 14oz (397g) because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and othe...

08/19/2026

08/12/2026

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08/11/2026

https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-jalapeno-august-2026?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Do not eat, serve, or sell recalled fresh jalapeños from Sinaloa, Mexico distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors. FDA’s investigation is ongoing.

08/05/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

For more information contact:
Cyndy Howard
Environmental Health Director
Montgomery County Health Department
11191 Illinois Route 185
Hillsboro, IL 62049
(217) 532-2001

MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
According to Cyndy Howard, Environmental Health Director for the Montgomery County Health Department, routine mosquito testing has identified mosquito samples testing positive for West Nile
Virus.

Positive mosquito samples for 2026 have been collected in Nokomis on July 10th; Farmersville on July 15th, 20th and 22nd; Taylor Springs on August 3; and Witt on July 17th.

This frequent West Nile Virus activity serves to remind us that precautions should be taken to eliminate mosquito breeding areas
and to protect ourselves from mosquito bites while outdoors.

Montgomery County Health Department encourages individuals to report potential breeding sites throughout the county so they may be investigated and treated if necessary. In communities where there are organized mosquito control programs, reports may be made to your local municipality hall. Otherwise potential breeding sites may be reported to the Montgomery County Health Department. Limited supplies of Bti Briquettes are available from the health department for county residents to treat their own
properties.

West Nile virus is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito that has picked up the virus by feeding on an infected bird. Only about two persons out of every ten who are bitten by an infected mosquito will experience any illness.

Illness from West Nile disease normally occurs three to 14 days after the bite of an infected mosquito and is usually mild and includes fever, headache and body aches.

However, serious illness such as encephalitis and meningitis, with lingering complications and even death, are possible. Persons older than 50 years of age have the highest risk of severe disease.

Montgomery County Health Department has been conducting an annual West Nile virus surveillance program since May that includes trapping adult mosquitoes and testing them for the West Nile virus. The health department is not collecting dead birds for 2026; however birds that have recently died from unknown causes can still be reported to the health department for monitoring purposes. Persons who observe a sick or dead crow, blue jay, robin or other perching bird may contact the health department at
217-532-2001.

Additional information about West Nile virus can be found on the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Website:

West Nile virus emerged in the United States in the New York metropolitan area in the fall of 1999. Since then, the virus, which can be transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito, has quickly spread across the country.