Two human cases of West Nile virus reported in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — State health officials have been tracking West Nile virus since the first human case was detected in Utah in 2003.The Utah Department of Health confirmed Thursday that two human cases have been reported in Salt Lake County, and one horse is infected in Carbon County.The mosquito-borne illness is transmitted by the noxious bugs who have bit an infected bird. In addition to humans, the virus can be found in wild birds, horses and sentinel chickens — at least those are