Health
EMS Corps students help with hands only CPR on a soft pad with a training doll

EMS Students Helped Teach Hands-Only CPR to the Public, County Employees

| 9:25 AM

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A group of Emergency Medical Services Corp students helped teach people hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation, with supervision by CAL FIRE/County Fire firefighters and paramedics, this week as part of a Revive and Survive free public training event in Kearny Mesa.

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Tuberculosis sign with stethoscope Credit: Shutterstock

Tuberculosis Exposure Reported at Innovation High School in Chula Vista 

| 4:43 PM

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The County’s Tuberculosis Prevention and Care Program, in collaboration with Innovation High School at 310 Broadway, Chula Vista CA 91910, are working to notify students and staff who were potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at Innovation High School from June 1, 2025 to Sept. 4, 2025.  

Health

More Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus

| 2:15 PM

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Mosquitoes collected recently in routine monitoring in the City Heights and Skyline neighborhoods of San Diego have tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting County officials to remind people to use the County’s “Prevent, Protect, Report” guidelines to keep mosquitoes from breeding and to protect themselves from mosquito-borne illnesses.

Animals
Adopted pets with their new owners

Hundreds of Pets Find Homes During Clear the Shelters Month

| 12:52 PM

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This August, hundreds of pets found forever homes during the Clear the Shelters campaign at San Diego County Animal Services’ Bonita and Carlsbad shelters. In total, 441 animals were adopted — including 234 dogs, 204 cats and three other animals. Bonita Shelter: 318 total, 165 dogs, 150 cats, 3 birds Carlsbad Shelter: 123 total, 69 […]