Tularemia, a disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, has been unusually active this year. The Wyoming Department of Health and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department are reminding those who frequent the outdoors to be mindful of tularemia when spending time outside this fall.
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GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A Campbell County Memorial Hospital trustee is apologizing for how the community learned the hospital had treated two cases of flesh-eating bacteria.
When the Gillette News-Record asked Sept. 5 about rumors of a Streptococcus A outbreak, hospital spokeswoman Karen Clarke said there were only rumors...
Thought to be eliminated in the US since 2000, the number of measles cases spiked last year to 222, the highest number in 15 years. Not surprisingly, the majority of those affected did not receive the measles vaccine, said a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Livestock Board has issued an order aimed at preventing the spread of a venereal disease in cattle called Trichomoniasis (trik-oh-moh-NIE’-ah-sis), which can cause cows to lose their calves.
The order covers all or parts of Lincoln, Uinta and Sweetwater counties in southwest Wyoming...
Many Americans don’t know much about hepatitis C, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that annually, more Americans die from the infection than from causes related to HIV.
Federal health officials are warning that deaths from the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus are on the rise, and that baby boomers are especially at risk.
U.S. researchers are warning that antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea is becoming an increasingly worrisome reality, and that action should be taken to limit the spread of the sexually-transmitted disease.