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 In February, Colorado state health officials reported a mule residing in Eagle County tested positive for bat variant rabies.  This was the first case of rabies in...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Two confirmed cases of sylvatic plague in black-tailed prairie dogs at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge were reported Wednesday prompting the closures...

Last summer-fall, the Illinois Veteran’s Home – Quincy suffered a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that sickened dozens and killed a number of people. On Friday, The Illinois Department of...

An Adams County, Colorado man died from hantavirus, according to officials from the Tri-County Health Department. The man died on Nov. 15 from the potentially lethal virus and it is believed he contracted...