Wyoming Department of Health

“Up to 40 percent of babies born to people with untreated syphilis may be stillborn or die from the infection as a newborn" cautions Dr. Alexia Harris, an epidemiologist with the Wyoming Department of Health.

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The Wyoming Department of Health is urging everyone over the age of six months to get an updated COVID-19 vaccination. A WDH news release quotes state epidemiologist and state health officer Dr. Alexia Harrist as saying “We’ve seen the virus that causes COVID-19 continue to change and we’ve learned protection from COVID-19 vaccines is valuable, but does decline over time." She goes on to ...

Several dogs and a person in Laramie County have recently been diagnosed with leptospirosis.

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"Waiver” refers to “waiving” certain provisions of the Social Security Act, which governs Medicaid programs.

Water sources and animals may look clean, but can still be contaminated.

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

Last year, there were 14 confirmed cases of animal rabies across the state, including five in bats. This year there have been three confirmed cases in Sheridan.

Police officers in Laramie have a new lifesaving tool to protect citizens as well as themselves.