NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory (WSVL) diagnosed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in a barn cat near Thermopolis, WY. We know that wild birds, particularly water...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Wyoming state health officials are reporting increases in the sexually transmitted infections (STIs), chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, encouraging prevention strategies and testing...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported Thursday a case of plague in a rural Albany County cat. The cat died of the bacterial disease. The cat’s home was in the Laramie...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) announced Monday the first monkeypox case in a Wyoming resident has been identified in Laramie County. Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on a pneumonic plague case reported in Wyoming last September 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Notes from the field in Friday’s...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has confirmed higher than expected rates of Powassan (POW) virus in ticks located in multiple Pennsylvania counties during...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Norovirus is likely among the reasons behind increased reports of recent illnesses in Wyoming, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). People who are sick with...

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) announced Wednesday the detection of a rare but serious case of pneumonic plague in a northern Fremont County resident. Plague is a bacterial infection that can...

A rabbit recently found in the town of Hillsdale, WY has tested positive for tularemia. Tularemia is a disease from the bacteria Francisella tularensis and is typically found in animals, especially rabbits,...