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Gobble Gobble; Take the Annual Thanksgiving Safe-Cooking Quiz!

| 9:26 AM

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Thanksgiving. It’s the biggest day of the year for home cooking. The Super Bowl; Barbie 2023; Beyonce; the Eras Tour! And you don’t want to ruin it. So, take our annual Thanksgiving Safe-Cooking Quiz!

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County Working with Restaurants, Healthcare Facilities, Partners to Provide Support for Boil Water Advisory

| 5:19 PM

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The County of San Diego is working closely with the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water to notify impacted residents and businesses about an E. coli contamination in drinking water in some South Bay communities serviced by California-American Water, also known as Cal-Am Water.

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Deer Mouse Tests Positive for Hantavirus

| 10:15 AM

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A deer mouse collected during routine monitoring from a rural area near Boulevard has tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus. If people find wild rodents, nests or signs of them in their living spaces, never vacuum or sweep. Use “wet cleaning” methods—using bleach or other disinfectants, rubber gloves and bags.

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County to Conduct First Mosquito-fighting Larvicide Drop of 2023 Next Week

| 2:31 PM

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San Diego County is scheduled to conduct its first routine aerial larvicide drop of the year next week on up to 51 local waterways to help stop mosquitoes from potentially spreading diseases like West Nile virus.

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First Local Detection of Hantavirus in 2023

| 4:22 PM

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A deer mouse collected from an open nature area in Campo during routine monitoring has tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus.