The Boulder County Public Health Vector Control Program aims to prevent the spread of disease from vectors (animals) to humans.
Weekly Animal-Borne Disease Reporting
Week 29: July 14- July 20, 2024
Rabies
- Six bats were submitted for testing. Four bats tested negative; one bat tested positive. Results for one bat are pending.
- Boulder County has had three positive rabies specimens to date, all bats.
- Statewide, 27 bats have tested positive for rabies in 2024.
- In 2023, 55 specimens tested positive statewide for rabies: Bat (47), Skunk (8).
Mosquitoes
- Nuisance (non-vector) mosquito counts were less than one-half of the five-year average for the week.
- Culex (vector) mosquito counts were approximately one-third of the five-year average for the week.
- Boulder County recorded its first positive West Nile pool this week.
- 30 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) have been reported nationwide. To date, five human cases of WNV have been reported in Colorado: Arapahoe (2), Delta (1), Mesa (1), and Weld (1).
- Statewide, in 2023, 634 cases of WNV were reported, with 51 deaths. Boulder County recorded 29 cases.
Plague/Tularemia/Hantavirus
- No specimens were submitted for plague, tularemia or hantavirus.
