Tag: Outbreak
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Ebola outbreak could be among largest ever, CDC warns
Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo jumped by 71 in a day and another 21 deaths were recorded as health workers expanded testing in the mining town where the outbreak is believed to have begun, pointing to an epidemic that may be much bigger than previously understood. The infections brought the number of…
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Colorado’s first measles case adds to largest U.S. surge since 2019
An unvaccinated individual in Pueblo has been confirmed with measles after traveling to an area in Mexico experiencing an outbreak
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RSV cases, hospitalizations higher than usual across Colorado
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Hospitalizations and outbreaks are on the rise in Colorado for one respiratory virus. The state’s lead health agency is encouraging everybody, especially schools and child care centers, to do what they can to reduce the spread. Symptoms of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, often resemble a cold — runny or stuffy nose, sneezing and coughing — but…
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‘Unknown, highly contagious and sometimes fatal disease’ killing southern Colorado wild horse population
Veterinarians discovered dozens of horses at the Wild Horse facility in Cañon City were infected with a “unknown, highly contagious and sometimes fatal disease,” the Bureau of Land Management announced Tuesday. Officials are working to determine the causes of death for 57 horses that died since the outbreak began Saturday. The facility is now under…
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Durango dealership outbreak kills 3; health department recommends masks
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A COVID-19 outbreak at a Nissan dealership in Durango has killed three and infected 12, public health officials said Tuesday. The first case in the outbreak was identified June 19, according to San Juan Basin Public Health. Since then, 11 others have been detected, with…
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Multiple Douglas County schools directed to return to remote learning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three schools in the Douglas County School District will return to fully remote learning Friday after several positive cases resulted in an outbreak at their respective schools. The Tri-County Health Department, whose jurisdiction includes Douglas County, directed Castle View High School, Rocky Heights Middle School…
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More than half of the inmates infected in COVID-19 outbreak at Colorado prison
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A men’s prison in Crowley County east of Pueblo is battling the largest active COVID-19 outbreak among state correctional facilities. As many as 551 inmates have active cases at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility, accounting for well over half of the 993 inmates housed at the…
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Crowley County prison coronavirus outbreak infects 162 inmates, Fremont County prison outbreak grows to 562
A privately managed state prison west of Pueblo in Crowley County reported a new coronavirus outbreak this week that’s sickened 162 inmates. The outbreak is one of the newest in a prison in Colorado where inmates live in close quarters and outbreaks have grown rapidly sickening hundreds. At the Crowley County Correctional Facility in Olney…
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Coronavirus outbreak at Cañon City prison sickens dozens of inmates, 13 workers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new coronavirus outbreak has sickened 74 inmates and 13 staff members at the Fremont Correctional Facility in Cañon City, the Colorado Department of Corrections confirmed Tuesday. The prison in Fremont County launched a round…