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Show Two cases of undulant iever were reported from Rich and Sanpete counties. Nineteen new cases of gonnor-rhea gonnor-rhea and 15 cases of syphilis were reDorted for the week. In addi-K addi-K to these. 6 cases of gonorrhea and 2 cases of syphilis were reported re-ported among non-residents. of 9 cases of poliomyelitis b been reported as compared with 28 for the corresponding period m 1943. Cache and Carbon counties each reported one case of epidemic epi-demic meningitis. Since January, of this year, 21 cases of this disease dis-ease have been reported with C fatalities. Carbon, Millard, and Utah counties each reported one ease of tularemia. According to the attending physicians, one of the oatients was infected through the handling of a sick rabbit and to other 2 were infected throu ) the bite of ticks. HEALTH NEWS For the week ending August 11, local health officers reported a total of 173 eases of communicable commu-nicable diseases 15 of which were counted as non-residents. This is 41 cases fewer than were reported for the previous week. Two new cases of poliomyelitis were reported from Provo and Utah county. According to the attending physicians the patients are 2 and 13 years of age respectively. respec-tively. So far during 1944, a total |