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Rodent Tests Positive for Hantavirus, First Local Detection in 2022

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Reading Time: 2 minutesA wild vole ― a small, mouse-like rodent ― collected in routine monitoring in an open, rural area in Chula Vista has tested positive for hantavirus, the first local detection of the potentially deadly disease in 2022.

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Board Unanimously Approves 2-year Home Kitchen Ordinance

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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Board of Supervisors Wednesday unanimously approved a two-year temporary authorization of an ordinance that will ultimately allow people to legally operate “mini-restaurants” out of their homes.

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Local Doctors Address COVID-19 Misinformation

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn independent panel of local doctors today participated in a virtual event that addressed COVID-19 misinformation brought up by members of the public at the Jan. 11 County Board of Supervisors meeting.

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San Diego Flu Cases Continue to Decline Amid COVID-19 Measures

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Reading Time: 2 minutesA total of 81 lab-confirmed influenza cases were reported in the San Diego area last week, a 40 percent decrease from the 137 cases reported the week before, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.