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A wild harvest mouse trapped in routine monitoring has tested positive for hantavirus. Remember: never sweep up or vacuum rodent droppings if you find an infestation.
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Seeing summer rain in San Diego County is more than a shock — it’s also a good time to remind people to protect themselves against West Nile virus by making sure to mosquito-proof or dump out standing water around their homes.
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Updated 4:24 pm., July 26: The Department of Environmental Health has lifted the water contact closure for the Imperial Beach shoreline.This includes the beach-line from the south end of Seacoast Drive north to Carnation Avenue (including Camp Surf). The ocean shoreline from the International Border to the north end of the Tijuana Slough shoreline will remain closed until sampling confirms these areas are safe for water contact.
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A squirrel trapped at Palomar Mountain has tested positive for plague, prompting County environmental health officials to remind campers and hikers to stay away from wild animals.
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Midway through 2015, the County of San Diego has already collected 50 dead birds infected with West Nile virus — more than it collected in all of last year. Remember to protect yourself.
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Mosquitoes spread West Nile Virus. To stop that spread you have to kill mosquito larvae and that’s just what the County is doing – from the air.
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San Diego County environmental health officials are reminding people to protect themselves from mosquitoes after finding new batches of the pest with West Nile virus.
