San Diego County Public Health officials are responding to an influenza outbreak among asylum seekers recently flown to San Diego from Texas by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
A deer mouse trapped in routine monitoring in the Fallbrook area has tested positive for hantavirus, prompting County officials to remind people to never sweep or vacuum up after rodents if they find them in homes, garages, sheds or cabins.
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency is working with Sweetwater Union High School District officials to notify people who were possibly exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at Mar Vista Academy.
Starting in June 2019, the CalFresh program will allow many seniors and people with disabilities receiving SSI/SSP to participate and have access to nutritious food. CalFresh is designed to reduce food insecurity and increase food budgets, improving participants’ access to fresh and healthy food. May is CalFresh Awareness Month. During the month, the San Diego […]
County mental health and San Diego law enforcement officials are joining forces to send illicit drug users who are homeless to treatment rather than jail.
An additional influenza death was reported locally last week, bringing this season’s total to 68, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
Samples from suspect measles cases continue to arrive at the County Public Health Lab, but none have tested positive for the virus, the County Health and Human Services announced today.
