Swine Flu in Wyoming

Wyoming flu activity at peak winter levels

CHEYENNE -- Health officials say flu activity in Wyoming is at peak winter levels and all confirmed cases over the past month have been swine flu.

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Schools need parents' help to prevent spreading flu

Schools in Natrona County are armed and ready for swine flu, but they need parents' help.

Sep 24, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

UW reports swine flu in dorm resident

LARAMIE -- University of Wyoming officials say a dorm resident has tested positive for swine flu.

Sep 17, 2009 | 2:20 pm | Loading…

Officials urge caution, not panic, over swine flu

CHEYENNE -- Swine flu most likely is already in every school in Wyoming, state Health Director Brent Sherard said Friday.

Sep 12, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Flu in school

It would take "a magnitude of absences" to close schools because of seasonal or swine flu, according to a Natrona County School District official.

Aug 29, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

WMC on swine flu: Vaccinate

Vaccinate your family and don't panic.

Aug 21, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Swine flu kills Wyo woman

CHEYENNE - A 21-year-old woman from Fremont County has become the first Wyoming resident to die from swine flu, state health officials said Wednesday.

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State confirms more swine flu

The Wyoming Public Health Laboratory confirmed seven more cases of swine flu in the state, bringing the total to nine confirmed cases, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Friday.

May 30, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Official says swine flu still a risk in Wyoming

CHEYENNE - The state epidemiologist says swine flu is still a risk in Wyoming, even though testing has yet to detect any cases of the virus.

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Vaccine clinics draw crowds

Bettie Davenport didn't take any chances this time.

Nov 06, 2009 | 9:50 am | Loading…

More groups will get vaccine

As shipments of swine flu vaccine continue to arrive in Natrona County, health officials have begun to expand the number of groups they plan to immunize at upcoming clinics.

Nov 04, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Swine flu vaccine should be available to most, official says

Wyoming should receive enough swine flu vaccine by year's end to cover most residents who want to be immunized, a state health official said Wednesday.

Oct 29, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Swine flu vaccine should be available to most residents, official says

Wyoming should receive enough swine flu vaccine by year's end to cover most residents who want to be immunized, a state health official said this morning.

Oct 28, 2009 | 12:30 pm | Loading…

Swine flu vaccination in Casper

Swine flu vaccination clinics

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Swine flu vaccination clinics

Saturday's swine flu vaccination clinics will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cottonwood Elementary School gymnasium and the Kelly Walsh High School cafeteria.

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Casper readies for first swine flu clinics

Health officials anticipate large crowds will participate in the first public swine flu vaccination clinics in Natrona County on Saturday.

Oct 23, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Third death linked to swine flu

A third Wyoming resident has died after becoming infected with the swine flu virus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday.

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Health officials report third swine flu death

A third Wyoming resident has died after becoming infected with the swine flu virus, the state Department of Health announced today.

Oct 20, 2009 | 12:50 pm | Loading…

Children restricted from parts of WMC

Children under 18 won't be allowed in Wyoming Medical Center's pediatrics and birth units, the hospital announced Friday.

Oct 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Schools see spike in absences in face of flu

Natrona County schools continue to experience spikes in absences that have coincided with widespread flu activity throughout Wyoming.

Oct 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Swine flu vaccinations begin

Diane Payne has always been vaccinated against seasonal flu, but when it came to the new swine flu vaccine, she didn't know what to think.

Oct 11, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Swine flu vaccine arrives in Wyoming

The first doses of swine flu vaccine arrived in Wyoming on Wednesday, the same day state officials announced the second reported death of a resident infected with the virus.

Oct 09, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Flu cases deluge emergency room

Seasonal and swine flu cases jammed the Wyoming Medical Center's emergency room in October, the hospital's chief executive officer said Wednesday.

Nov 06, 2009 | 9:40 am | Loading…

Is the US swine flu epidemic over?

If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread …

Feb 05, 2010 | 3:55 pm

The flu stops here

You know things are bad when the highlight of your week is drinking purple-flavored codeine cough syrup. "Codeine" is a Latin word that means "this is not a good time to use the extension ladder," and, while codeine doesn't actually cure respiratory illness, it can make you temporarily fo…

Nov 08, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

State: Influenza growth subsides

CHEYENNE -- Although influenza activity remains higher in Wyoming than it has been in the past decade, the state Department of Health offered a sliver of encouraging news Monday.

Nov 10, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Students become swine flu-ent

Walking into Frontier Middle School, it's hard not to think about swine flu.

Nov 10, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

 
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