The latest cases are the more serious neuroinvasive form of the illness and occurred in men over the age of 50, the Southern Nevada Health District reported.
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The two victims were older than 65 and died of the flu between April 28 and May 4, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
The toll so far this flu season, which lasts from October to the end of May compares with 64 deaths that had been reported at this point last year, authorities say.
With the arrival of warmer weather, the Southern Nevada Health District’s Mosquito Surveillance Program is once again taking wing.
The Southern Nevada Health District reported two new flu deaths at the end of March.
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