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 34: Aug. 17-23, 2025
Rabies
- This week, five bats were submitted for testing.
- Currently, three bats in Boulder County have tested positive for rabies.
- Statewide, 39 bats, one skunk, and three unknown animals tested 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, 320 cases of WNV were reported.
- To date, Colorado has reported 58 cases of WNV.
- Statewide, three people died from WNV.
Plague/Tularemia/Hantavirus
- No specimens were submitted for plague, tularemia, or hantavirus.
