2004 PRESS RELEASES:

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October 21, 2004
Wyoming health officials identify tenth human case of West Nile virus in a woman from Crook County; Animal testing to be suspended for season after October 29

CHEYENNE -- Wyoming Department of Health officials said today that an additional case of West Nile virus in humans has been identified in an adult female from Crook County. This case brings the state total this year to ten, said state epidemiologist, Dr. Tracy Murphy. {more}

September 23, 2004
Wyoming health officials identify eighth and ninth human cases of West Nile virus in adults from Laramie and Johnson Counties

CHEYENNE -- Wyoming Department of Health officials said today that two more case of West Nile virus in humans have been identified in adult males from Laramie and Johnson Counties. These cases bring the state total this year to nine, said State Epidemiologist, Dr. Karl Musgrave. {more}

September 3, 2004
Wyoming health officials identify seventh human cases of West Nile virus in a Converse County child

CHEYENNE -- Wyoming Department of Health officials said today that one more case of West Nile virus in humans has been identified in a male child with encephalitis fromConverse County. This case brings the state total this season to seven, said State Health Officer, Dr. Brent Sherard. {more}

August 28 , 2004
Wyoming health officials identify two more human cases of West Nile virus; State total of six much lower than same time last year

CHEYENNE -- Wyoming Department of Health officials said today that two more cases of West Nile virus in humans have been identified, bringing the state total this season to six. {more}

August 9 , 2004
State health officials identify three more human cases of West Nile
virus

CHEYENNE -- Wyoming Department of Health officials said today that three more cases of West Nile virus in humans have been identified, bringing the state total to four. {more}

June 23 , 2004
State health officials report first animal West Nile virus cases this year

CHEYENNE -- Wyoming Department of Health officials said today that since the recent announcement of the season's first human case, four horses and one bird have tested positive for West Nile virus. {more}

June 4, 2004
Campbell County man first state resident this year identified with West Nile virus infection; Case comes three weeks earlier than last year; Wyoming third state in 2004 to identify a human case

CHEYENNE -- An adult male is the first Wyoming resident - and only the third person in the nation - identified with West Nile virus this spring. The discovery was made three weeks earlier than 2003 when the first case was uncovered on June 20, said Wyoming Department of Health spokesman, Ross Doman. The Campbell County man developed West Nile fever and is currently recovering. {more}