The Mono County Health Department provides environmental and public health services that support the health and safety of Mono County residents and visitors.

Please click on one of our programs to the left for more information, and some highlights are listed below.

If you are interested in receiving important health information such as MonoGrams, flu clinic schedules and community events, please sign up for Public Health Updates on the left side of this page and find us on Facebook [1]!

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Mono County Reports Fatality Due to Hantavirus

MONO COUNTY, Calif. (February 27, 2025) – Mono County Health and Human Services, Public Health Division is saddened to announce the death of a Mono County resident due to hantavirus. Mono County extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. 

Hantavirus is endemic to Mono County and the surrounding region, commonly found in local deer mice. Human infection occurs through exposure to contaminated rodent droppings, urine, or saliva, typically when these materials become airborne and are inhaled. Person-to-person transmission does not occur.

Read more here: Mono County Reports Fatality Due to Hantavirus [3]

Avian Influenza (H5N1) Update

• Widespread H5N1 influenza infection in California’s dairy cattle and increasing infections in poultry flocks.
• Numerous jurisdictions, including Town of Mammoth Lakes, with recent H5N1 detections in wastewater.
• California recently reported first pediatric case, mild disease in a child in Alameda County (child may not have had any contact with farm animals).
• H5N1 detected in a single bottle of Raw Farm dairy raw milk (limited product recall).

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The California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program (CalKIDS) 

The California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program (CalKIDS) was created by the State of California to help more children have an opportunity to save for higher education. The program, administered by the ScholarShare Investment Board, will automatically provide newborns and eligible low-income public school children in California an initial seed deposit, plus other possible financial incentives so that they can start saving money for college.
CalKIDS: The First Step Towards College [4]