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Surfers, swimmers and other water-goers should avoid the beaches following our recent rainstorm, the County Department of Environmental Health advised Wednesday.
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County vector control officials are setting traps and again urging people to empty standing water inside and outside their homes to keep mosquitoes from breeding.
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County environmental health officials are asking the public for help after the discovery of a new invasive mosquito in San Diego County that feeds in daylight hours and can transmit several diseases.
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A deer mouse trapped in a rural part of Fallbrook has tested positive for hantavirus, prompting County officials to remind people to be careful whenever cleaning rodent nests.
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A sewage spill that prompted beach closures in the area around Children’s Pool in La Jolla has been extended to La Jolla Cove, the County Department of Environmental Health said Wednesday.
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The calendar may say fall is here, but warm weather means it’s still West Nile virus season. Remember to “Prevent, Protect, Report.”
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The red bug has just been added to the list of invasives in our county. But is it a pest, or just a nuisance?