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Suicides Rise Slightly in San Diego County

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The number and rate of people who died by suicide in San Diego County rose slightly again last year, according to the San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council’s 2019 Report to the Community released Thursday.

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Ticks Test Positive for Tularemia, County Urges Hikers to Protect Themselves and Pets

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County officials remind people to protect themselves and pets when hiking after ticks collected in Sorrento Valley test positive for “rabbit fever,” tularemia. Remember to wear insect repellent, proper clothing and to use insect control products on pets that kill fleas and ticks.

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Second Measles Case Reported in San Diego County

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A second local case of measles was reported this week and the public may have exposed at three locations in the county, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency announced today. The person was fully immunized but had exposure to the 11-month-old San Diego resident who contracted measles after a recent trip […]

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First 2019 Measles Case Confirmed in San Diego County

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The first case of measles this year in San Diego County has been confirmed in an 11-month-old resident who had recently traveled to the Philippines, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency announced Wednesday.