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

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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

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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.

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Mouse Tests Positive for Hantavirus in Guatay

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A deer mouse collected in routine monitoring from an open area in Guatay near Pine Valley has tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus. Remember, never sweep up or vacuum up after wild rodents if you find them in living spaces; use “wet-cleaning” methods instead.

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County to Conduct First Larvicide Drop of 2022

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San Diego County is scheduled to carry out its first routine aerial larvicide drop of the year Wednesday and Thursday on more than four dozen waterways, to help stop mosquitoes from potentially spreading disease like West Nile virus.

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Rodent Tests Positive for Hantavirus, First Local Detection in 2022

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A 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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Mice Collected in Mount Laguna Test Positive for Hantavirus

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Five deer mice and one brush mouse collected in routine monitoring in the Mount Laguna area have tested positive for hantavirus, County environmental health officials said this week.