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CHEYENNE As the weather around the state beings to warm, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is offering simple advice to help families avoid some potentially serious insect-related diseases associated with the summer months. “Most of us are probably looking forward to enjoying our beautiful state with some time outdoors this summer. As we do that, there are still a few common sense actions that can help keep the diseases mosquitos and ticks spread from ruining our fun,” said Clay Van Houten, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit manager with WDH. West Nile virus (WNV) is spread by mosquitoes when they feed on infected birds and then bite people, animals or other birds. ....
CASPER, Wyo. With weather warming around the Cowboy State, the Wyoming Department of Health is reminding people to take steps to avoid contracting some ....
In November, the state of Wyoming announced that it had ceased calling the contacts of people who test positive for COVID-19 to let them know they may have been exposed to the virus. Instead, it asked Wyomingites to do it themselves. Health officials from some counties and tribes have continued their own contact-tracing programs, however and, with the state’s resources stretched thin, that patchwork of local coverage remains key to supporting Wyoming communities. About six weeks before the announcement, the number of COVID-19 cases in Wyoming began to spike. The state saw just a few dozen new cases a day throughout the spring and summer, but by late November, there were multiple days with more than 1,000 new cases. Surges in hospitalizations and deaths soon followed. With only around 130 public health workers available to make calls statewide, the state had to triage its efforts. It chose to focus on calling people who test positive, but it no longer attempted to notify th ....