Health
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County Vector Control crews will conduct their regular mosquito-fighting larvicide applications this week on dozens of local waterways — but by hand, rather than from the air, because the helicopter used is down for unscheduled maintenance.
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West Nile virus made its first appearance of the summer in San Diego County this week when a batch of mosquitoes caught in routine trapping in Santee tested positive for the virus.
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We don’t get that much rain here in San Diego county, but it only takes a little bit of sitting water to attract mosquitoes. County mosquito expert Chris Conlan shows you what kind of items you might have in your backyard that mosquitoes can easily breed in.
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County officials reminded people Tuesday at their mosquito prevention kickoff that they need to dump out standing water and protect themselves from mosquitoes to stay safe from illnesses like West Nile virus and Zika.
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The County of San Diego’s Vector Control Program will drop its first batch of larvicide of the year on 48 rivers, streams, ponds and other waterways to kill mosquito larvae Wednesday. (Update 4/19/17: Conditions did not allow all sites to be treated Wednesday. Remaining sites will be treated Thursday.)
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Rain puddles, sun and rising temperatures prompt the County to call on the public to dump out standing water to fight mosquitoes — a call made more urgent this year by the Zika virus.