By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Mesa County Public Health (MCPH) reports seeing an increase in gastrointestinal (GI) illness, suspected norovirus, in child care centers in the county. Health officials...

Since November 2016, Mesa County, CO health officials have been reported 17 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, prompting calls to to ensure the public is up-to-date on DTaP and Tdap vaccination to...

A dead rabbit in Whitewater has tested positive for tularemia. A Mesa County couple found the carcass on their property and called Mesa County Public Health (MCPH) after learning about the disease, also...

Health officials in Mesas County, Colorado announced today the first human tularemia case of 2016. The patient was likely exposed to the disease, often referred to as Rabbit Fever, in the Redlands area. The Mesa...

Another Mesa County rabbit has tested positive for tularemia from an area southwest of Fruita. This area is a popular recreational space for hikers, bikers and rafters. The bacterial disease is transmitted...

A rabbit from the east side of the Redlands has tested positive for tularemia. Residents should be aware tularemia could present in animals anywhere in Mesa County and should avoid contact with wild animals. Tularemia...

Mesa County health officials are reporting the second human case of tularemia in a county woman and believe she was likely exposed to the infection through a bite from a deer fly or tick while spending...

A Mesa County woman has contracted the bacterial infection, tularemia, according to the Mesa County Health Department Friday, becoming the second human tularemia case reported in the county in the past...

Colorado health officials have reported the first human West Nile virus (WNV) case this year in a Mesa County man. In addition, mosquitoes collected in Larimer and Denver counties are carrying West Nile...

A second rabbit has tested positive for tularemia in Mesa County. Tularemia is a bacterial disease that can affect humans and animals. Rabbits, hares and rodents are especially susceptible. Humans become...