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Want to learn more about protecting yourself from mosquito-borne illness? County Vector Control is holding an open house to tell you how to do that, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, at the County Operations Center plaza, located at 5520 Overland Drive in San Diego.
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Elder fraud and senior scams are a billion-dollar industry. Criminals target older adults through technology, impersonating government officials, investment schemes and using scare tactics to trick seniors out for their money. San Diego County has a home-grown weapon against senior fraud, and it already has saved many would-be victims from devastating loses.
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The County plans to expand and extend ultra-low volume, truck-mounted, pesticide-mist treatments between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. Monday and Tuesday mornings in parts of La Mesa to reduce mosquito populations and protect the public from the potential spread of West Nile virus.
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The results are in from a second, larger community survey where 2,099 people in San Diego’s South Bay completed questionnaires about their experiences living, working or recreating near the Tijuana River Valley and polluted beaches from the border to Coronado.
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The County plans to conduct ultra-low volume, truck-mounted, pesticide spray treatments in the Rolando area this week to protect the public by reducing mosquito populations to keep them from potentially spreading West Nile virus.
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Mosquitoes collected in routine monitoring in a mid-city region of San Diego have tested positive for West Nile virus—prompting County environmental health officials to remind people to protect themselves from mosquitoes that can transmit the virus.
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High school students from around San Diego County are spending this week in a classroom with some of the County’s dedicated public health professionals.
