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County Health Department Warns of Triple Threat of Diseases

| 9:25 AM

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The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is sounding the alarm about a triple threat of illnesses that could have a severe impact on people’s lives and the county’s medical resources this fall and winter.

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First Flu Death of Season Reported in San Diego

| 10:37 AM

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A 55-year-old man from the North Central region of the county is the first influenza death reported in San Diego this season, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.

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County’s New Chief Geriatric Officer to Help Advance Elderhood in Region

| 9:56 AM

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For the first time, a Chief Geriatric Officer will help lead the County’s efforts surrounding the health and wellbeing of San Diego’s growing older adult population. 

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Tuberculosis Case Reported in Mira Mesa High School

| 6:30 PM

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The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is working in close collaboration with officials at San Diego Unified School District and Mira Mesa High School to notify people who were possibly exposed to tuberculosis (TB).