Henderson Animal Care and Control had stopped dog adoptions as it treated animals for canine Pneumovirus, which can cause coughing, sneezing and nasal discharge.
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There’s an urgent need for foster parents while confirmed and suspected canine influenza cases rise across the Las Vegas Valley.
It wasn’t yet known if the illness is the same respiratory illness that has been sickening dogs across the country.
Before it hits a glass, water taken directly from Lake Mead, the Colorado River or the underground water table must run through two Southern Nevada Water Authority facilities.
Advocates say mental illness, substance abuse and homelessness can affect anyone, but help is available to help those in need.
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services said there have been 14 deaths among patients this year.
A new acute-care hospital in Henderson will specialize in providing cardiac care while adding needed capacity in the growing community, Valley Health System executives said following a ceremonial groundbreaking.
At a time when anatomy increasingly is taught using interactive touch screens and models, Touro University’s leaders believe in the importance of learning by dissecting actual bodies, medicine’s centuries-old rite of passage.
The site at 851 E. Tropicana Ave., just east of Paradise Road, across from UNLV’s Thomas Mack Center, will be closed from Sunday through Christmas.
The virus, which is transmitted by the insects, can, in some cases, cause serious illness and even death.