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The number one, reported communicable disease in southern Utah is...

Cold and flu season is here in Utah. Learn how to protect yourself with simple habits like hand washing & avoiding sharing items.

Utah health officials say they're seeing a near-record number of flu cases reported across the state. Officials say a Pleasant Grove man has been confirmed as the state's latest flu-related death. Last weekend, two students at the Utah Military Academy in Riverdale died from different strains of the flu...

Health officials say two students at the Utah Military Academy have died from the flu. The school did not release the names of the students but a GoFundMe page has been established for an eighth grader at the school, Braxton Andersen Graham, whose family says they'll miss him...

Health officials are reporting an uptick in respiratory infections in Utah. Intermountain Healthcare said they're seeing more cases of the respiratory syncytial ] virus, which is now considered to be at moderate to high levels. Doctors say RSV can cause cold-like symptoms, but may also include wheezing or rapid breathing...

The Southwest Utah Public Health Department has confirmed the first flu-related death of Southern Utah. According to the SWUPHD, the individual who died recently was an adult under the age of 65 who was infected with influenza type A. “We have had 36 people hospitalized from the flu this season,” reports Kassidy Peterson, SWUPHD Epidemiologist. “Their age...

Cold and flu season is upon us, and Utah is seeing the rising tide of seasonal respiratory pathogens, including respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, according to Intermountain Healthcare providers. Specific to RSV, many parts of the state are experiencing moderate to high levels of activity, according to Intermountain’s GermWatch (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/h...

The Utah Department of Health is calling the current flu season one of the worst the state has had in many years. The department announced yesterday that another Utah child has died from flu, the third so far this season. There were no deaths related to the flu last season...

The CDC is warning about a second wave of the flu virus hitting several states, including Utah. Health officials say they have seen an increase of the H3N2 strain over the past few weeks. That strain of the virus is actually more potent than the more common strain...