Springfield-Greene County Health

Did you know that swimming in dirty pool water can make you sick? The most common symptoms of swimming-related illnesses are diarrhea, skin rashes, swimmer's ear, eye irritation and flu-like symptoms or pneumonia.

While anyone can get sick when exposed to unclean pool water, children, pregnant woman and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk.

Before you dive in this summer, check for these 4 common signs that it’s unsafe to swim.

This past Monday, we shared with City Council our proposed changes to several Animal Control ordinances. Learn more about some of the updates related to rabies prevention and control!