west nile virus

Serious diseases sometimes spread by infected ticks in Wyoming include tularemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and Colorado tick fever (CTF).

Cheyenne Laramie County Public Health on Friday announced the first human case of West Nile virus in the county this year.

The first mosquitoes found in Laramie County to test positive for West Nile virus this year have been found in Cheyenne, officials announced Thursday.

A recent press release from the Wyoming Game and Fish asks everyone, especially landowners, to report dead sage grouse so the birds can be tested for West Nile virus. There are no signs of an outbreak, but Game and Fish asks people to report annually to aid in the management of Wyoming sage grouse.

The City of Cheyenne says another batch of mosquitos has tested positive for the West Nile Virus in the city, this time in the Sun Valley area.

Summer is upon us, and the Wyoming Department of Health is urging residents to take steps to avoid mosquito and tick bites as well as waterborne diseases.

Wyoming's first case of the West Nile Virus this year was reported on June 10 in Campbell County.

Wyoming is among just a handful of states with large populations of sage grouse.

Kohr says the horses presented with neurological symptoms, such as being wobbly on their feet.

Most people infected with the virus either don't have symptoms or have minor ones, such as fever, headache, body aches, skin rash and swollen lymph nodes.