/tags/larimer-county-health-department Larimer County Health Department en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 17:29:30 GMT /health/2021-07-30/larimer-health-officials-urge-vaccinations-as-delta-wave-hits-northern-colorado Larimer County public health officials are urging unvaccinated residents to get immunized as the region sees COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations tick up due to transmission of the contagious delta variant. The county’s daily case rate has tripled since early June to about 80 per 100,000 residents. Hospitalizations have doubled in that same time span. Fri, 30 Jul 2021 17:29:30 GMT /health/2021-07-30/larimer-health-officials-urge-vaccinations-as-delta-wave-hits-northern-colorado Matt Bloom /health/2015-01-01/almost-1-300-coloradans-hospitalized-for-flu The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this week that flu and pneumonia deaths have reached “epidemic” levels for the year – and… Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT /health/2015-01-01/almost-1-300-coloradans-hospitalized-for-flu /environment/2014-08-13/larimer-county-to-spray-for-mosquitoes-in-southeast-fort-collins Insecticide spraying for West Nile infected mosquitoes will begin Friday, August 15 in the highest risk portion of Larimer County, an area that overlaps… Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:55:04 GMT /environment/2014-08-13/larimer-county-to-spray-for-mosquitoes-in-southeast-fort-collins /health/2014-07-07/after-positive-fort-collins-test-what-to-know-about-tularemia A wild rabbit in Fort Collins recently tested positive for a disease called tularemia, a very infectious disease that can sicken humans as well as… Mon, 07 Jul 2014 21:10:19 GMT /health/2014-07-07/after-positive-fort-collins-test-what-to-know-about-tularemia Stephanie Paige Ogburn /health/2013-07-31/west-nile-virus-risk-escalates-in-larimer-county Larimer County is confirming two human cases of West Nile Virus this year. The news is raising concerns about the increased risk of infection for… Wed, 31 Jul 2013 20:44:54 GMT /health/2013-07-31/west-nile-virus-risk-escalates-in-larimer-county Grace Hood /health/2013-03-24/in-larimer-county-rabies-cases-on-the-rise Three skunks and one raccoon have tested positive for rabies in the past week, bringing the total rabies cases this year to six in Larimer County,… Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:43:24 GMT /health/2013-03-24/in-larimer-county-rabies-cases-on-the-rise /2012-08-30/fort-collins-sprays-for-mosquitoes-in-response-to-increase-in-west-nile-cases While it’s not experiencing the same volume of West Nile virus cases like Texas, the city of Fort Collins will spray for mosquitoes starting… Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:47:04 GMT /2012-08-30/fort-collins-sprays-for-mosquitoes-in-response-to-increase-in-west-nile-cases Brian Larson /2012-08-17/theyre-ba-ck-more-mosquitoes-testing-positive-for-west-nile-virus Colorado’s three confirmed cases of West Nile Virus are trailing hard-hit areas like Texas—which has seen more than 300. But local health officials are… Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:42:37 GMT /2012-08-17/theyre-ba-ck-more-mosquitoes-testing-positive-for-west-nile-virus Grace Hood /health/2012-07-06/surge-of-rabid-skunks-hits-larimer-county-fort-collins Health officials in Larimer County are sounding the alarm after seeing a recent spike in the number of rabid skunks.As many as 17 infected skunks have… Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:23:53 GMT /health/2012-07-06/surge-of-rabid-skunks-hits-larimer-county-fort-collins Jessica McDonald /health/2012-07-05/more-mosquitoes-infected-with-west-nile-virus-turn-up-along-front-range Health officials are reminding Coloradans to protect themselves from West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes this summer.Although West Nile virus doesn’t… Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:00:01 GMT /health/2012-07-05/more-mosquitoes-infected-with-west-nile-virus-turn-up-along-front-range Erin O'Toole