flu

Wyoming Medical Center in Casper has had to turn away patients from outside Natrona County at times this winter because it didn't have enough free beds.

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming health officials say Campbell County leads the state in reported flu cases this year. The Associated Press reports  that, according to a report by the Wyoming Health Department, the county had 402 confirmed cases of flu through the week of Jan...

Flu season is in full swing here in Casper.  Your co workers, friends, and family members are all possible immune system assassins.  How do you protect yourself?  A flu shot is a good place to start.

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Visiting restrictions are in place at Campbell County Memorial Hospital because of a recent spike in flu cases in the area. The Associated Press reports that visitors at the hospital's maternal units must wash their hands and wear a mask while visiting a patient's room...

ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time, scientists have evidence of flu in bats. U.S. health officials say they found genetic fragments of a never-before-seen virus in some Guatemalan bats. Flu bugs are common in humans, birds, pigs and a variety of other animals, but this is the first time one has been documented in these winged mammals...

Influenza cases are far below the number they were last year in Wyoming, but they are on the rise.