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West Nile Virus Hits Utah

Health officials confirm the season’s first WNV-positive mosquito pool near Lake Shore as researchers explore genetic engineering and AI to track and reduce disease spread.
By Anjali Iyer, News Writer | July 25, 2025

The Utah County Health Department confirmed the season’s first mosquito pool to test positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), with the sample collected near Lake Shore, Utah, according to a recent press...

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Cowley: Stop Monkeypox Stigma in its Tracks

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor | August 19, 2022

  On July 23 2022, the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox virus an “international concern.” Only 12 days later, the Biden administration declared a public health emergency when...

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Education, Engagement and Ebola

November 13, 2014

  In season three of “Breaking Bad,” Jesse Pinkman’s character tells Walter White that Ebola is “a disease on the Discovery Channel.” Stephen Alder, chief of the Division of Public Health...

Ebola Case Ruled Out at Primary Children's

Ebola Case Ruled Out at Primary Children’s

October 2, 2014

This story was updated Friday, Oct. 3   The "extremely unlikely" case of Ebola at Primary Children's Medical Center is now officially ruled out. The hospital released a statement on Friday noting the...