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People at Palomar College and at Point Loma Nazarene University Mission Valley Regional Center may have been exposed to tuberculosis recently in unrelated cases, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced today. HHSA is working with Palomar College and PLNU officials to notify students and staff that may have been exposed. The […]
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People at two Sweetwater Union High School District schools may have been exposed to tuberculosis recently, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced today. HHSA is working with school officials to notify students and staff that may have been exposed. The first potential exposure was at San Ysidro High School between Feb. […]
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At a special meeting Wednesday, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors ratified a local health emergency declared for the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in the county. The emergency was declared on Sept. 1 by the County public health officer to raise awareness of the outbreak and allow the County to potentially ask for mutual […]
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With high temperatures blanketing most of San Diego County throughout the week, County health officials are reminding the public to take precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses and pay extra attention to children, the elderly and pets. The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued an excessive heat warning effective through Saturday at 10 p.m. that […]
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The ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego County has claimed 14 lives and hospitalized 246 people among the reported 352 cases. Approximately 70 percent of the cases have been among people who are homeless, use illicit drugs or a combination of those two factors. The County has been increasing efforts to vaccinate these target […]
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The days of a mother or father having to take a whole day off work and drag their kids to sit in a government office waiting for hours to get food assistance are long gone – much like the days when food stamps came in a book of coupons. Nowadays, someone applying for CalFresh benefits […]
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Eight people have now died as a result of the hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today. All eight people had underlying medical conditions at the time of their death. There have been 275 cases identified during the local outbreak, including 194 people who have been hospitalized. […]
