MT | Pertussis outbreak emphasizes need for vaccinations
Gallatin County MT–An outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is occurring in Gallatin County. State, local and tribal public health agencies are encouraging Montanans to make sure they...
View ArticleMontana | First Hantavirus case reported for 2012
Helena | 9 March 2012 The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services has confirmed the first case of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) in a Montana resident in 2012. The individual is...
View ArticleMontana | Pertussis outbreaks continue to occur throughout the state
Helena | 30 April 2012 The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) reports that outbreaks of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are being reported in several areas of...
View ArticleMontana | Pertussis outbreaks continue as state passes 200 cases
Montana | 18 May 2012 The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and local health agencies are continuing to report local outbreaks of pertussis, also known as whooping cough....
View ArticleMontana | First Hantavirus case reported for 2013
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services has confirmed the first case of Hantavirus infection in a Montana resident in 2013. The individual is expected to make a full recovery. The...
View ArticleMontana | DPHHS reports high number of pertussis cases
According to state public health officials, an unusually high number of pertussis cases continue to be reported in Montana. More than 265 cases have been reported this year and the vast majority of...
View ArticleMontana | Health officials confirm Hantavirus death
Health officials in Carbon and Gallatin counties confirmed two new cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) and the first HPS related death in Montana in 2013. A resident of Gallatin County in her...
View ArticleMontana | Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus in six counties
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, in collaboration with Carroll College and Montana State University, has confirmed this season’s first signs of West Nile Virus (WNV) –...
View ArticleMontana | State health officials confirm two West Nile Virus deaths
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the Treasure County Health Department and RiverStone Health, have confirmed two West Nile Virus (WNV) human deaths in...
View ArticleMontana | DPHHS reports sharp increase in influenza-related hospitalizations
State health officials report that as of January 11, 2014 there have been 156 Montanans hospitalized for influenza-related conditions so far this flu season. Most of these hospitalizations are recent...
View ArticleMontana | DPHHS reminds Montanans to take precautions to avoid Hantavirus...
As Montana slowly transitions into spring, state health officials remind Montanans to take steps to avoid Hantavirus. In a typical year, about 1-2 cases of Hantavirus are reported to the Department of...
View ArticleMontana | EMS Awards to be presented May 21
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) will honor Montana Emergency Care Responders from Kalispell, Colstrip and Bozeman during an awards ceremony Wednesday, May 21 at 10 a.m. in...
View ArticleMontana | Influenza cases increasing, public health officials encouraging...
Local and state public health officials are seeing a significant increase in the number of confirmed influenza cases being reported across the state. As of December 12, almost every county and tribal...
View ArticleMontana #MT | Avian influenza #H5N2 reported in captive gyrfalcon from...
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a gyrfalcon from Columbia Falls. This is the first case of HPAI reported in the state. The gyrfalcon is the largest of the falcon species,...
View ArticleMontana #MT | Reminder to take precautions to avoid contracting #Hantavirus
Given the recent investigation into a Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) case in Missoula County, state health officials are reminding Montanans statewide to take precautions this spring and summer to...
View Article#USA | Highly pathogenic avian influenza #HPAI #H5N2 cases in #WI #MN #SD #IA...
Since December 2014, the United States Department of Agriculture has confirmed several cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 in the Pacific, Central, and Mississippi flyways (or...
View ArticleMontana #MT | DPHHS honors Emergency Medical Services #responders
Today, the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) honored Montana Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responders from Cut Bank, Arlee, Columbus, and Missoula during an awards ceremony in...
View ArticleMontana | Rosebud County – State reports first case of WNv
State and local health officials are encouraging Montanans take steps to avoid mosquito bites and prevent infection with West Nile virus (WNV). The state’s first human case has been reported in Rosebud...
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