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Free Testing for Plague and Tularemia Specimens

Due to the concerns for increased activity this year for plague and tularemia, public health will make laboratory testing available at no cost to veterinarians. This no-cost testing is only available for Yersinia pestis and Fransicella tularensis when animals have a clinical presentation consistent with these respective diseases. Testing for other pathogens cannot be provided at this time. More

Call for Veterinarian Assistance to Boulder County Public Health

Veterinarians play a critical role in the initiation of ensuing investigations and subsequent control measures by immediately reporting their findings to public health. Thus, you and your colleagues greatly enhanced our ability to rapidly implement prevention measures for zoonoses. More

Veterinarian Reporting Requirements

The Colorado Board of Health requires veterinarians to report diseases in animals that “may endanger the public health” (6CCR 1009-1, Reg. 8). Since Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) and veterinarians have the common goal of protecting the health of those we serve, we are requesting veterinarians to report certain zoonotic conditions when diagnosed in animals. More