The Wyoming Department of Health wants residents to take steps to help prevent hantavirus, a rare but potentially deadly disease spread by infected deer mice. “As spring arrives and people begin cleaning cabins, sheds, garages, old vehicles and other outbuildings that may have been closed up during the winter...
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is announcing a series of key updates among agency leadership. WDH Director Stefan Johansson named Franz Fuchs as WDH deputy director in January. Fuchs had been the department’s chief policy analyst and legislative liaison. Fuchs has been with WDH since 2013 and previously...
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has launched a “safety moment” video series to help lead workplace discussions on substance use and mental health. Known as “Let’s Talk Wyoming,” the short, informative videos are free to watch and share online at LetsTalkWY.org, which is included on the WDH website....
Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) officials are concerned with the continued active, current spread of pertussis (whooping cough) across the state. Clay Van Houten, infectious disease epidemiology unit manager with WDH, said there have been 30 confirmed pertussis cases in Wyoming so far this year. “While roughly two-thirds of...
Wyoming’s first case of H5N1 avian influenza in a human has been confirmed in a Platte County older adult, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The woman represents the third confirmed hospitalization related to H5N1 in the United States. “While this is a significant development as bird...
