Tagged: West Nile Virus

Healthcare
4:37 pm
Thu August 30, 2012

Health Officials Warn of West Nile Virus Threat

As West Nile virus spreads across the country, Utah health officials are advising residents to use bug repellant this holiday weekend.  So far three cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Utah.  Two were contracted out of state, but one was caught in Box Elder County.   JoDee Baker is an epidemiologist with the Utah Department of Health.  She says West Nile has been detected in a number of mosquito pools around the state.

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