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Six additional flu-related deaths were reported last week, but overall, cases in the region dropped for the second week in a row, leading local health officials to believe the worst of flu season may be over.
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Preteens and adolescents need five vaccines to stay healthy. Yet about 150,000 San Diego teenagers have not received all of them.
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Pandemic H1N1 is the primary flu virus circulating this season in San Diego and many more people are landing in the hospital.
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While the recent winter rain has certainly been a welcome in the middle of California’s drought, the Department of Environmental Health warned the water runoff could raise levels of bacteria in ocean and bay waters.
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The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency is reporting new cases of pertussis last week at 11 locations where others may have been exposed to the disease.
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A 27-year-old woman died because of Pandemic H1N1 and is the youngest flu victim reported in the county.
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A person at Palomar High School was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and may have exposed students and staff, the County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reported today.
