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In an effort to raise awareness about mental health challenges in the region, the County Health and Human Services Agency and the National Alliance on Mental Illness are sponsoring the 2017 NAMI San Diego 5K Walk/Run and HHSA Wellness Expo.
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Fifteen individuals and organizations were honored by the County today for their achievements in improving the health and well-being of San Diego County residents.
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Forty-two hepatitis A cases have been reported in the region since November, 2016, more than four times the monthly average typically reported, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
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Since the epidemic of the Americas began in Brazil in 2015, the County Health and Human Services Agency’s Public Health Laboratory has been very busy testing specimens of patients who traveled to Zika-impacted areas.
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An additional seven influenza deaths were reported last week but flu activity in the region is waning, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today
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Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that can spread through the lymph nodes and bloodstream to any organ in the body.
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The teen died Feb. 25, 2017, from influenza A/H3 and had an underlying medical condition. The death was just reported last week.