West Nile Virus

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.

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.

The City of Cheyenne recently announced that it has detected the first pools (groups) of mosquitos to test positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) this year within Laramie County The test was confirmed by the Wyoming State Veterinary Lab, with the infected mosquitoes collected from traps near the North Cheyenne Community Park during the week of July 26. P...

The City of Laramie has documented West Nile virus in a mosquito sample collected last week on the western edge of city limits. The positive sample was isolated in mosquitos collected from surveillances traps monitored by the City of Laramie Mosquito Control...

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.

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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.

Officials say there's no sign of an outbreak yet, but this year’s weather is favorable to the mosquitoes that can carry the West Nile Virus.