Disease – Garfield County

Take precautions to avoid hantavirus

GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – The first confirmed Colorado case of hantavirus in 2019 has been reported by the Northeast Colorado Health Department. May, June, and July are the months when most human cases of hantavirus occur. Hantavirus is a serious and potentially fatal respiratory disease carried by deer mice. People may become exposed to hantavirus when cleaning out rodent-infested structures, breathing in dirt and dust contaminated with deer mouse urine and feces. There have been no hantavirus-related deaths in Garfield County, and the last human case was in 2017. Though hantavirus is rare, it is frequently fatal, with a case

Deer mice, Disease, Hantavirus

Wildlife is best left in the wild

GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Garfield County Public Health is urging residents to let stray and wild animals be, check their pets’ vaccination status, and take other precautions to avoid rabies. In the past month, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) laboratory has seen a rapid increase in the number of bats submitted for rabies testing. All the bats that have been tested interacted with domestic pets, people, or were found in spaces where humans reside; four collected last week tested positive for the disease. Since 2007, four bats have been found carrying rabies in Garfield County. Bats

Disease, Rabies, Wildlife

Public Health investigation

MEDIA UPDATE June 21, 2017 Public Health investigation indicates foodborne cause of illness GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – THIS IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE INITIAL PRESS RELEASE ON A PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTIGATION OF A DISEASE OUTBREAK THIS MONTH: Approximately eighty people reported becoming ill after attending the Rifle Rodeo, a privately-organized event at the Garfield County Fairgrounds Monday, June 5. Public Health has received confirmation of the cause of illness from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment lab. Lab samples sent to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment came back positive for Clostridium perfringens – a

Disease, food poisoning, Rodeo