Press Release

CDPHE main website refreshed

REMOTE, Nov. 30, 2020: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned main website

First human case of West Nile virus reported; take precautions to avoid bites

DENVER: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is reporting the first human case of West Nile virus in Colorado this year. The case, reported to CDPHE on Aug. 12, presented in a person who resides in Delta County.  West Nile virus is most commonly spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito.