NewsDesk @bactiman63 A prairie dog in the Hesperus/Breen area tested positive for Yersinia pestis, which is the bacteria that causes plague on Friday, July 15. Fleas from the prairie dog colony have been...

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 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 In a follow-up on the report of a possible human plague case in Colorado, state health authorities say plague was confirmed in a 10-year-old girl from La Plata County. The...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Colorado state and local health officials report investigating a potential human plague death in the state. The victim is a resident of La Plata County. In this news...

In a follow-up to two recent cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) in Montana and Colorado we learn that the University of Montana student is now receiving workers’ compensation and the latest...

In a follow-up to an earlier report on a suspect hantavirus case in a La Plata County, CO resident, The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is now reporting the individual has...

Colorado state health officials, in coordination with San Juan Basin Health  are currently investigating a suspect case of Hantavirus in a La Plata County resident. Laboratory samples are being sent...

For the second time in a month, San Juan Basin Health (SJBH) is reporting a human case of plague in a La Plata County resident. The patient is currently being treated for septicemic plague. The source...