| | 2013 |
| 06/12/2013 | THREE SQUIRRELS TEST POSITIVE FOR PLAGUE
Three squirrels with plague have been discovered near Palomar Mountain and in the Cleveland National Forest east of Alpine |
| 05/10/2013 | GROUND SQUIRREL TESTS POSITIVE FOR PLAGUE
Campers and Hikers Warned to Take Precautions |
| 04/09/2013 | TICKS TEST POSITIVE FOR TULAREMIA NEAR LOS PENASQUITOS CANYON
Hikers Urged to be Cautious and Use Insect Repellent When Hiking |
| | 2012 |
| 12/06/2012 | MOUSE TESTS POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
County Urges Residents to Use Caution When Cleaning Up Rodent Droppings |
| 10/30/2012 | DEAD CROW TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
Virus Detected in La Jolla; Residents Reminded to Protect Themselves from Mosquitos |
| 09/13/2012 | GROUND SQUIRRELS TEST POSITIVE FOR PLAGUE
Campers and Hikers Warned to Take Precaution |
| 08/21/12 | THREE GROUND SQUIRRELS TEST POSITIVE FOR PLAGUE
Campers and Hikers Warned to Take Precaution |
| 08/09/12 | FIRST WEST NILE VIRUS CASE REPORTED IN COUNTY
Public Urged to Prevent, Protect and Report |
| 07/31/12 | WARMER TEMPS BRING WEST NILE VIRUS REMINDERS
Environmental Health Officials Urge Public to Remember: "Prevent, Protect, Report" |
| 07/13/12 | MOUSE TESTS POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
County Urges Residents to Use Caution When Cleaning up Rodent Droppings |
| 05/03/12 | GROUND SQUIRREL TESTS POSITIVE FOR PLAGUE
Campers and Hikers Warned to Take Precautions |
| 03/09/12 | DON'T LET SPRING CLEANING BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH
Don't Sweep or Vacuum if you Find Rodent Infestations; Use "Wet Cleaning" Methods Instead |
| 01/05/12 | HANTAVIRUS FOUND IN NORTH COUNTY
County Urges Residents to be Careful When Finding, Cleaning Rodent Infestations |
| | 2011 |
| 12/06/11 | HANTAVIRUS FOUND IN SOUTH BAY
Use Bleach and Mops to Clean Up After Rodents, Don't Sweep or Vacuum Droppings |
| 10/28/11 | TICKS TEST POSITIVE FOR TULAREMIA NEAR LOS PENASQUITOS CANYON
Hikers Urged to be Cautious and Use Insect Repellent When Hiking |
| 09/01/11 | MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
Pests Collected from San Onofre Area Mark First Local Sign of Disease in 2011 |
| 08/18/11 | HANTAVIRUS FOUND IN SOUTH COUNTY
Use Bleach and Mops to Clean Up After Rodents, Don't Sweep or Vacuum Droppings |
| 06/22/11 | HANTAVIRUS FOUND IN NORTH COUNTY
Use Bleach and Mops to Clean Up After Rodents, Don’t Sweep or Vacuum Droppings |
| 05/04/11 | FIGHTING WEST NILE VIRUS
San Diego County Has Done Well, but Residents Need to Keep Guard Up |
| 04/22/11 | RODENT TESTS POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
Use Wet Cleaning Methods, Don't Sweep or Vacuum Rodent Droppings |
| 03/21/11 | DON'T CATCH THE WRONG KIND OF SPRING FEVER!
County Urges Residents to Beware of Disease-Carrying Pests |
| 02/16/11 | MORE RODENTS TEST POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
Use Wet Cleaning Methods, Don’t Sweep or Vacuum Rodent Droppings |
| 02/04/11 | TICK TESTS POSITIVE FOR TULAREMIA NEAR LOS PENASQUITOS CANYON
Hikers Urged to be Cautious and Use Insect Repellent When Hiking |
| 02/02/11 | MORE RODENTS TEST POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
Use Wet Cleaning Methods, Don't Sweep or Vacuum Rodent Droppings |
| 01/20/11 |
MOUSE TESTS POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
County Urges Residents to Use Caution When Cleaning Up Rodent Droppings
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2010 |
| 12/14/10 | MOUSE TESTS POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
County Urges Residents to Use Caution When Cleaning Up Rodent Droppings |
| 09/20/10 | COUNTY INTRODUCES MOBILE WEST NILE VIRUS WEBSITE
Get the Latest Updates, Protection/Prevention/Reporting Tips on Your Mobile Phone
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| 08/25/10 | MOUSE TESTS POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
County Urges Residents to Use Caution When Cleaning Up Rodent Dropping |
| 08/24/10 | DEAD BIRD TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
County Officials Urge People to Follow Three Rules to Protect Themselves, Others |
| 08/16/10 | MOUSE TESTS POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS AT CAMPGROUND
County Urges Campers to Use Caution When Cleaning Up Rodent Droppings |
| 07/28/10 | MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR VIRUS
West Nile Virus Detected In Lemon Grove |
| 07/14/10 | WILD MOUSE TESTS POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
County Urges Residents To Use Caution When Cleaning Up Rodent Droppings |
| 06/28/10 | WILD MOUSE TESTS POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
Residents Are Urged To Use Caution When Cleaning Up Rodent Droppings |
| 06/11/10 | FIRST BIRD OF THE YEAR TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
County Vector Control Detects West Nile Virus in East County
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| 04/29/10 | COUNTY USES MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO ALERT RESIDENTS
Text Alerts Can Warn Residents When Certain Areas Test Positive for West Nile Virus |
| 04/06/10 | RECENT RAINS CAUSE MOSQUITO BREEDING CONCERN
Mosquito Breeding Season Has Arrived; Eliminate Standing Water Around Your Home
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| 01/13/10 | FIVE WILD MICE TEST POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
County Urges Caution When Cleaning Up Rodent Droppings
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| | 2009
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| 11/10/09 | EIGHT MORE WILD MICE TEST POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
Use Caution When Cleaning Up Rodent Droppings
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| 10/08/09 | FIRST LOCALLY ACQUIRED HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE REPORTED
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| 09/09/09 | TWO MICE IN NORTH COUNTY TEST POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
Environmental Health Officials Ask Public to Use Caution When Cleaning Rodent Droppings
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| 09/08/09 | MORE MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
Eight Additional Dead Birds Test Positive for Virus
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| 09/01/09 | WILD MOUSE TESTS POSITIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS
Use Caution When Cleaning Up Rodent Droppings
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| 08/17/09 | SECOND 2009 HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE REPORTED
Virus Was Not Locally Acquired
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| 08/13/09 | FIRST MOSQUITOES OF THE YEAR TEST POSITIVE FOR VIRUS
West Nile Virus Detected in Two North County Cities
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| 07/24/09 | COUNTY REPORTS FIRST 2009 HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE
Virus Was Not Locally Acquired
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| 07/21/09 | WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED IN SORRENTO VALLEY
First Sentinel Chicken Flock Tests Positive for WNV
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| 07/08/09 | MORE GROUND SQUIRRELS TEST POSITIVE FOR PLAGUE
County Warns Campers and Hikers to Take Precautions
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| 05/20/09 | RABBIT TESTS POSITIVE FOR TULAREMIA
Rabbit Found at Guajome County Park Tests Positive for Tick-Borne Bacteria
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| 05/05/09 | THIRD MOUSE TESTS POSTIVE FOR HANTAVIRUS THIS YEAR
Residents Should Be Careful When Cleaning Storage Sheds, Garages or Play Sets
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| 04/22/09 | GROUND SQUIRREL TESTS POSITIVE FOR PLAGUE
Chance of Human Exposure Slight, but Precautions Should Be Taken
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| 03/25/09 | COUNTY CONFIRMS HANTAVIRUS IN TWO WILD MICE
Use Caution When Spring Cleaning Garages, Barns or Cabins
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| 02/25/09 | OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS URGED TO BE AWARE OF TICKS
Ticks May Carry Lyme Disease, Tularemia; County Urges Caution While Hiking
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| 02/03/09 | WEST NILE VIRUS SURVIVING COLD WEATHER
Residents Still Urged to Remove Standing Water on Property
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2008
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| 12/23/08 | HANTAVIRUS CONFIRMED IN THREE MORE WILD MICE
Residents Are Urged to Take Precautions When Cleaning Garages or Dealing With Mice Infestations
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| 12/16/08 | SANTA MAY WANT TO STUFF STOCKINGS WITH DEET THIS YEAR
New West Nile Virus Human Case Reported; Record Number of Local Cases This Year
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| 12/04/08 | HANTAVIRUS CONFIRMED IN THREE WILD MICE
Residents Are Urged to Take Precautions to Avoid Exposure
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| 12/03/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Human Cases Rise to 34; Bird Cases to 549; County Continues Surveillance
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| 11/25/08 | HANTAVIRUS CONFIRMED IN WILD MOUSE; FIFTH CASE THIS YEAR
Residents Are Urged to Take Precautions to Avoid Exposure
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| 11/18/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Human Cases Rise to 32; Bird Cases to 543; County Continues Surveillance
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| 11/04/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Human Cases Rise to 31; Bird Cases to 535; County Continues Surveillance
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| 10/29/08 | HANTAVIRUS CONFIRMED IN WILD MOUSE; FOURTH CASE THIS YEAR
Residents Are Urged to Take Precautions to Avoid Exposure
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| 10/28/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Human Cases Rise to 30; Bird Cases to 525; County Continues Surveillance
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| 10/21/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS FACT SHEET
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| 10/21/08 | COUNTY WORKER SHARES DRAMATIC STORY AS HE FIGHTS WEST NILE VIRUS
Public Information Officer is One of Three New Patients; Cases Expected to Rise
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| 10/14/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Virus Continues to Spread Around San Diego County
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| 10/07/08 | HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS COUNT CONTINUES TO RISE
Additional Case Brings Total to 23
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| 09/30/08 | HUMAN, BIRD, HORSE CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS HIT RECORD
Public Urged to Take Steps to Protect Against Contracting WNV
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| 09/23/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Human Cases Rise to 18; Bird Cases to 425; County Continues Surveillance
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| 09/16/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Human Cases Rise to 14; Bird Cases to 411; Horse Deaths to Two
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| 09/08/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Human Cases Rise to 12, Birds 380
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| 09/05/08 | UPDATE: WEST NILE VIRUS HUMAN CASES
Non-Locally Acquired WNV Case Reported; Case Count Rises to 11
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| 09/03/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Virus Still Killing Birds in Record Numbers
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| 08/29/08 | "FIGHT THE BITE" OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Additional Human West Nile Virus Case Reported; Case Count Rises to 10
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| 08/27/08 | TWO ADDITIONAL HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASES REPORTED
Case Count Rises to Nine; County Continues Surveillance
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| 08/26/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Virus Continues to Intensify Around the County
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| 08/25/08 | TWO ADDITIONAL HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASES REPORTED
Case Count Rises to Seven; County Continues Surveillance
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| 08/19/08 | WARM WEATHER MEANS MOSQUITOES, WEST NILE VIRUS
County Warns Residents: Overwatering Leads to Mosquito Breeding
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| 08/12/08 | DEAD BIRD COUNT CONTINUES TO CLIMB
Residents Urged to Eliminate Mosquito Breeding, Fight Spread of West Nile Virus
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| 08/05/08 | RECORD BREAKING 62 BIRDS TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS
Upward Trend Continues; Residents Should Use Mosquito Repellent When Outdoors
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| 08/04/08 | FOURTH GROUND SQUIRREL TESTS POSITIVE FOR PLAGUE
Chance of Human Exposure Slight, but Precautions Should Be Taken
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| 07/31/08 | TWO NEW HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASES REPORTED
Both New Cases Contracted Locally
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| 07/30/08 | THIRD GROUND SQUIRREL TESTS POSITIVE FOR PLAGUE
Chance of Human Exposure Slight, But Precautions Should Be Taken
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| 07/29/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS STILL ON THE RISE
Public Urged to Take Warnings Seriously
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| 07/22/08 | FIRST 2008 HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE REPORTED
News Availability Scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Today
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| 07/22/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Sentinel Chickens, Mosquitoes, and Record Number of Birds Test Positive
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| 07/15/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Another Record Breaking Number of Dead Birds Test Positive for WNV
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| 07/08/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
County's First Horse Tests Positive for WNV
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| 07/01/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE - RECORD WEEK!
Mosquitoes and Birds Test Positive for WNV
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| 07/01/08 | GROUND SQUIRRELS TEST POSITIVE FOR PLAGUE
Chance of Human Exposure Slight, But Precautions Should Be Taken
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| 06/24/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Another Five Dead Birds Test Positive for Virus
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| 06/17/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Another Ten Dead Birds Test Positive for WNV
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| 06/10/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Ten Dead Birds Test Positive for Virus
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| 06/03/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Five Dead Birds Test Positive for Virus
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| 05/22/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE
Four Dead Birds Test Positive for Virus
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| 04/29/08 | FIRES SPUR VECTOR ISSUES
Flies, Rats and Mosquitoes May Become Problematic Post Fires
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| 04/03/08 | HANTAVIRUS CONFIRMED IN A WILD MOUSE
Use Caution When Spring Cleaning
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| 03/11/08 | WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED LOCALLY EARLIER THAN EVER BEFORE
County Says Last Year’s Infection Rates Show Residents Over 50 at Greatest Risk
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| 03/05/08 | COUNTY CONFIRMS HANTAVIRUS IN LOCAL WILD MOUSE
Vector Control Tests Wild Harvest Mouse from Los Penasquitos Canyon
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