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County Vector Control crews plan to hand-spray a neighborhood in Lemon Grove early next week to continue to prevent invasive Aedes mosquitoes from getting the chance to potentially spread the Zika virus.
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An undergraduate student at California State University San Marcos has been diagnosed with mumps and may have exposed others on campus between Sept. 6-9 and 12-14, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported.
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A San Diego County Live Well Communities program in southeastern San Diego has received a $10,000 grant and been chosen as one of 50 local government projects to participate in a national Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge.
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The County plans to hand-spray to kill invasive Aedes mosquitoes in the Skyline area of the City of San Diego after mosquitoes were found living near a resident who contracted Zika virus while traveling outside the country.
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A San Marcos woman died on September 15 from a probable case of West Nile virus, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced today. Although the woman had underlying medical conditions, initial tests indicate West Nile virus was the probable cause of death, the first this season of a county resident. The […]
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Hundreds of people celebrated being drug-free during the County’s annual Recovery Happens event this past weekend. The event, sponsored by the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency and its many prevention and treatment partners, commemorates September as National Recovery Month. Participants were joined by families and friends in celebration of clean and sober living.
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Watch how the County’s Vector Control Program monitors, tests and controls mosquitoes and provides education and outreach.