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The County’s Vector Control Program is scheduled to conduct its first routine mosquito-fighting aerial larvicide drop this week on dozens of waterways to help stop mosquitoes from potentially spreading diseases like West Nile virus.
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A 61-year-old man from Alpine has been confirmed to be the first person in San Diego County in 2020 to test positive for West Nile virus, the County Health and Human Services announced today.
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A mosquito caught in routine trapping in the Black Mountain Ranch area has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first appearance of the virus in San Diego County in 2020.
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A dead Cooper’s hawk found in Ramona has tested positive for West Nile virus. County environmental health officials are reminding people to protect themselves from mosquitoes that can transmit the potentially deadly virus to people.
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County Supervisor Greg Cox, public health and environmental health officials held a West Nile virus prevention kickoff event to remind everyone that it’s time again for all of us to protect ourselves from mosquitoes and the diseases they can spread.
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A dead Cooper’s hawk found in Lakeside has tested positive for West Nile virus, making it the first sign this year of the potentially deadly disease in San Diego County. County officials remind the public to protect themselves against mosquitoes that can spread diseases.
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Halloween is here, but it’s still mosquito season — so wear some insect repellent under your costume, because Dracula won’t be the only bloodsucker wandering neighborhoods with trick or treaters!
