By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Summit County Public Health has identified a cluster of varicella cases. Varicella, or more commonly, “chickenpox”, is a very contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Health officials in Jefferson County, Colorado report a cat has tested positive for the plague bacteria in Evergreen, near Bergen Mountain Road and Stagecoach Boulevard and close...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has issued an alert for La Plata County for an increase in HIV and syphilis cases over the past 12 months in...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Thompson infections linked to seafood. To date, 102...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is reporting West Nile virus (WNV) in humans in Colorado for the first time this season–one...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews El Paso County, Colorado health officials report a dog tested positive for plague following a probable exposure near the Divide Trail Loop at Hayden Divide Park in...

CDC: Delta as contagious as chickenpox The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say the Delta variant (B1617.2) is as contagious as chickenpox in an internal document leaked to the Washington...

  By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is now reporting laboratory confirmed reports of plague in animals and fleas from six counties–...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to a report in the Durango Herald today, local health officials say a sample of fleas collected in south central La Plata County has tested positive for...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials with the San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) are reminding the public that the risk of contracting certain animal-borne diseases increases during...