NewsDesk @bactiman63 Today, Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) announced a case of measles in a Salt Lake County resident who traveled outside the U.S; the resident was not vaccinated against...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Salt Lake County, Utah announced today that two adults in the same SLCo household are considered probable monkeypox cases based on preliminary testing. Utah’s...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Utah Department of Health reports at least 11 Utah residents in Salt Lake, Davis, and Weber counties have been diagnosed with West Nile virus (WNV) this season, (nine...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Utah Department of Health is reporting a rise in cases of COVID-19 resulting in weeks of continued stress on the state’s hospital networks. This increase in cases...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Salt Lake County Health Department Epidemiology and Infectious Disease Bureaus investigated more than 15,000 disease reports in 2018. In a newly...

According to a Deseret News report yesterday, a migrant boy who had been detained at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection camp came to Utah with typhoid fever last month. The child was hospitalized with...

Since January 1, 2017, Utah public health has identified 271 confirmed cases of hepatitis A virus (HAV), 111 of the cases were reported this year. Many cases are among persons who are homeless and/or...

Utah is one of several states that have reported a hepatitis A outbreak recently. Since January 1, 2017, Utah public health has identified 233 confirmed cases of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection; many...

In a follow-up on the Utah hepatitis A outbreak, health officials have reported 124 cases in the current outbreak. The onset of illness ranges from May through Dec 2017. Several cases have been linked...

In a follow-up to the hepatitis A outbreak in Utah, state public health has identified 95 confirmed cases of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection; many among persons who are homeless and/or using illicit...