Rabid skunks have been found in El Paso County for the first time in nearly 40 years. Three rabid skunks have been reported in northern El Paso County so far this summer. Kandi Buckland, director of the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment, said that the health department has been tracking the number of [...]
Continue reading …A death from swine flu reported by the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment is the first such death in the state. The victim was a woman in her 40s. No other details were given. Swine flu was declared a pandemic in June by the World Health Organization. Since the first outbreaks of the [...]
Continue reading …Two people in El Paso County have been hospitalized with confirmed cases of swine flu, according to the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment. The first two known cases in the county, a woman and an unrelated infant are recovering from the virus. “This situation continues to evolve, and we knew it was [...]
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