Garfield County Public Health update
A common mosquito (Culicidae) resting on a green leaf during the night hours in Houston, TX. These are most prolific during the warmer months and can carry the West Nile virus.
Garfield County Public Health updates and resources on current and seasonal issues. Infant formula shortage Resources for those needing infant formula. Information on how to enroll in your local WIC program. Monkeypox There are two presumptive cases of monkeypox in Colorado awaiting official confirmation by the CDC. The first acquired the virus through travel and spread it to the second individual. Both are in isolation and recovering at home. • Monkeypox is an extremely rare viral infection that begins with fever, headache, muscle aches, and exhaustion. A rash typically develops 1-3 days after fever. This strain has a fatality rate
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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
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Hantavirus Case in Garfield County
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Garfield County Public Health is investigating a case of hantavirus in a local resident. Hantavirus is a serious lung infection caused by viruses found in the saliva, urine, and droppings of some rodents, including deer mice. It can be found throughout the country, with a higher prevalence of occurrence in the southwestern part of the United States. “The individual who locally suffered exposure has been released from the hospital, but little else about this infection case is known at this time,” said Danielle Yost, Public Health nurse. “Public Health is working to determine in which part
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