Weekly Animal-Borne Disease Reporting
The Boulder County Public Health Vector Control Program aims to prevent the spread of disease from vectors (animals) to humans.
Week 33: Aug. 10-16, 2025
Rabies
- This week, two bats, one raccoon, and one cat were submitted for testing.
- Currently, three bats in Boulder County have tested positive for rabies.
- Statewide, 33 bats, one skunk, and two unknown animals were positive for rabies.
- In 2024, 54 animals tested positive for rabies.
Mosquitoes
- Both nuisance (non-vector) mosquitoes and vector mosquitoes were below the five-year average this week.
- Nationwide, 219 cases of WNV were reported.
- So far in Colorado, there have been 41 reported cases of WNV.
- Statewide, three people died from WNV
Plague/Tularemia/Hantavirus
- No specimens were submitted for plague, tularemia, or hantavirus.
