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VIDEO: Preventing Childhood Drowning

| 2:55 PM

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Every year an unfortunate number of San Diego County children die of accidental drowning. For every child who dies from drowning, another four receive emergency department care for injuries resulting from near-fatal drowning. Remember to supervise children around water, be it pools, the beach, or bathtubs.

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Youths Not Exposed to Rabies from Bat

| 4:42 PM

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The Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) has determined the three boys who found a live bat, which later died and tested positive for rabies, were not exposed to the disease.

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TB Case Reported at Juvenile Court and Community School

| 4:37 PM

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An individual at a Southeast San Diego Juvenile Court and Community School was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and may have exposed students and staff to the disease, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reported today.

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Rabid Bat Found in North County

| 4:30 PM

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The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is reporting that a bat found in Vista has tested positive for rabies. This brings the total number of bats that have tested positive for rabies this year to five.