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 35: August 25 – 31, 2024
Rabies
- One bat was submitted for testing. Results are pending.
- Boulder County has had seven positive rabies specimens to date, all bats.
- Statewide, 47 bats and two domestic animals 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 over 3,000 below the five-year average for the week.
- Culex (vector) mosquito counts were approximately 1,000 less than the five-year average for the week.
- Boulder County recorded two positive West Nile Virus pools this week.
- 407 human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) have been reported nationwide. To date, 30 human cases of WNV have been reported in Colorado: Adams (3), Arapahoe (3), Boulder (2), Broomfield (3), Delta (2), Denver (1), El Paso (1), Jefferson (2), Kit Carson (1), La Plata (1), Larimer (3), Mesa (1), and Weld (7).
- 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.