Wyoming Department of Health

The Wyoming Department of Health says they were all exposed to someone with confirmed measles infection. This brings the total known infections to seven this year.

Swimming or any similar contact with the water has the potential to make you, pets or livestock sick. If you, a pet or livestock touches the algae, rinse off with clean water as soon as possible.

The state health department says an unvaccinated adult from Carbon County was exposed out of the country. Two other cases were previously confirmed in Niobrara and Natrona counties.

Harmful cyanobacteria blooms can pose a health risk to people and animals. Avoid contact and don’t drink the water.

The Wyoming Department of Health is notifying anyone who may have been potentially exposed, including folks in the healthcare setting where the diagnosis was made. The child may have been in Converse County while infectious, but the department isn’t aware of any locations where the public may have been exposed.

The Wyoming Department of Health confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated child in late June. Those at the Banner Wyoming Medical Center’s ER at the same time need to look out for symptoms.

The loss is part of a nationwide cancellation of Covid-era grants announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services earlier this week.

A legislative committee turned down a request for more funding for centers that support kids with disabilities. Advocates are worried about what that could mean on the ground.

For the past two years, two Wyoming call centers have been servicing all calls to the 988 suicide hot line coming from a 307 area code. Now, those who text with a 307 number will also get a response from someone in Wyoming. Beforehand texts were going to national call centers.

After several years of working to restructure state-funded community mental health centers, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) launched a new system on July 1st. It creates three tiers of patient categories, some of whom won't need to pay at all.