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County of San Diego

News Advisories

For Immediate Publication

2012

10/30/12

DEAD CROW TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS

Virus Detected in La Jolla; Residents Reminded to Protect Themselves from Mosquitoes

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"

2011

09/01/11	MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS Pest Collected from San Onofre Area Mark First Local Sign of Disease in 2011
05/04/11	FIGHTING WEST NILE VIRUS San Diego County Has Done Well, but Residents Need to Keep Guard Up

2010

09/20/10	COUNTY INTRODUCES MOBILE WEST NILE VIRUS WEBSITE Get the Latest Updates, Protection/Prevention/Reporting Tips on Your Mobile Phone
08/24/10	DEAD BIRD TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS County Officials Urge People to Follow Three Rules to Protect Themselves, Others
07/28/10	MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR VIRUS West Nile Virus Detected In Lemon Grove
06/11/10	FIRST BIRD OF THE YEAR TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS County Vector Control Detects West Nile Virus in East County
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

2009

10/08/09	FIRST LOCALLY ACQUIRED HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE REPORTED
09/08/09	MORE MOSQUITOES TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS Eight Additional Dead Birds Test Positive for Virus
08/17/09	SECOND 2009 HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE REPORTED Virus Was Not Locally Acquired
08/13/09	FIRST MOSQUITOES OF THE YEAR TEST POSITIVE FOR VIRUS West Nile Virus Detected in Two North County Cities
07/24/09	COUNTY REPORTS FIRST 2009 HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE Virus Was Not Locally Acquired
07/21/09	WEST NILE VIRUS DETECTED IN SORRENTO VALLEY First Sentinel Chicken Flock Tests Positive for WNV
02/03/09	WEST NILE VIRUS SURVIVING COLD WEATHER Residents Still Urged to Remove Standing Water on Property

2008

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
12/03/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Human Cases Rise to 34; Bird Cases to 549; County Continues Surveillance
11/18/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Human Cases Rise to 32; Bird Cases to 543; County Continues Surveillance
11/04/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Human Cases Rise to 31; Bird Cases to 535; County Continues Surveillance
10/28/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Human Cases Rise to 30; Bird Cases to 525; County Continues Surveillance
10/21/08	WEST NILE VIRUS FACT SHEET
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
10/14/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Virus Continues to Spread Around San Diego County
10/07/08	HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS COUNT CONTINUES TO RISE Additional Case Brings Total to 23
09/30/08	HUMAN, BIRD, HORSE CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS HIT RECORD Public Urged to Take Steps to Protect Against Contracting WNV
09/23/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Human Cases Rise to 18; Bird Cases to 425; County Continues Surveillance
09/16/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Human Cases Rise to 14; Bird Cases to 411; Horse Deaths to Two
09/08/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Human Cases Rise to 12, Birds 380
09/05/08	UPDATE: WEST NILE VIRUS HUMAN CASES Non-Locally Acquired WNV Case Reported; Case Count Rises to 11
09/03/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Virus Still Killing Birds in Record Numbers
08/29/08	"FIGHT THE BITE" OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND Additional Human West Nile Virus Case Reported; Case Count Rises to 10
08/27/08	TWO ADDITIONAL HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASES REPORTED Case Count Rises to Nine; County Continues Surveillance
08/26/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Virus Continues to Intensify Around the County
08/25/08	TWO ADDITIONAL HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASES REPORTED Case Count Rises to Seven; County Continues Surveillance
08/19/08	WARM WEATHER MEANS MOSQUITOES, WEST NILE VIRUS County Warns Residents: Overwatering Leads to Mosquito Breeding
08/12/08	DEAD BIRD COUNT CONTINUES TO CLIMB Residents Urged to Eliminate Mosquito Breeding, Fight Spread of West Nile Virus
08/05/08	RECORD BREAKING 62 BIRDS TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS Upward Trend Continues; Residents Should Use Mosquito Repellent When Outdoors
07/31/08	TWO NEW HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASES REPORTED Both New Cases Contracted Locally
07/29/08	WEST NILE VIRUS STILL ON THE RISE Public Urged to Take Warnings Seriously
07/22/08	FIRST 2008 HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE REPORTED News Availability Scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Today
07/22/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Sentinel Chickens, Mosquitoes, and Record Number of Birds Test Positive
07/15/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Another Record Breaking Number of Dead Birds Test Positive for WNV
07/08/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE County's First Horse Tests Positive for WNV
07/01/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE - RECORD WEEK! Mosquitoes and Birds Test Positive for WNV
06/24/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Another Five Dead Birds Test Positive for Virus
06/17/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Another Ten Dead Birds Test Positive for WNV
06/10/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Ten Dead Birds Test Positive for Virus
06/03/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Five Dead Birds Test Positive for Virus
05/22/08	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Four Dead Birds Test Positive for Virus
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

2007

10/03/07	CONTINUED VIGILANCE NEEDED TO PROTECT AGAINST WEST NILE VIRUS
09/13/07	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE; DEAD BIRD TOTAL CONTINUES TO GROW Eighteen More Dead Birds Test Positive for Virus
09/06/07	MORE DEAD BIRDS INCREASE COUNTY’S WEST NILE VIRUS TOTAL Officials Report First Positive West Nile Case in County’s “Test Flock”
08/30/07	TWENTY NEW WEST NILE BIRD DEATHS PROMPT COUNTY TO ISSUE WARNING Hot Weather May Increase Mosquito Breeding Heading Into Holiday Weekend
08/10/07	WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED IN TWO SAN DIEGO COUNTY HORSES Horses in La Mesa and Lakeside Infected with Deadly Disease
08/02/07	THREE BIRDS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS Virus Is Connected to Deaths of Four People in California
04/26/07	HORSE TO BE VACCINATED TO PREVENT WEST NILE VIRUS County Launches Annual “Fight the Bite” Campaign for West Nile Virus Awareness Week
04/17/07	COUNTY LAUNCHES HELICOPTER TO COMBAT MOSQUITOES Larvicide Will Be Used to Reduce Mosquito Breeding and the Risk of West Nile Virus
04/12/07	WEST NILE VIRUS WEEKLY UPDATE Virus Continues to Spread Throughout San Diego County
03/28/07	WEST NILE VIRUS GETS AN EARLY START Virus Continues to Spread Throughout San Diego County
03/22/07	ANOTHER DEAD BIRD TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS Dead Crow Found in Escondido
03/02/07	FIRST DEAD BIRD TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS THIS YEAR Sharp-Shinned Hawk Found in Vista
01/10/07	COUNTY VET CONFIRMS WEST NILE VIRUS FOUND IN HORSE Third Horse Diagnosed With WNV in San Diego County

2006

12/08/06	COUNTY VET CONFIRMS WEST NILE VIRUS FOUND IN HORSE Second Horse Diagnosed With WNV in San Diego County
09/29/06	WEST NILE VIRUS CONFIRMED IN HORSE First Horse This Year in County with Deadly Virus
09/27/06	FIRST LOCAL HUMAN WEST NILE VIRUS CASE REPORTED Individual Hospitalized; Testing Continues
09/21/06	TWO MORE BIRDS TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS Residents Urged to Report Dead Birds to County Vector Control
09/14/06	Two Dead Birds Positive for West Nile Virus in San Diego County
08/31/06	DEAD BIRDS CONTINUE TO TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS Don’t Say Goodbye to West Nile Virus Just Yet
08/24/06	Another Dead Bird Positive for West Nile Virus in San Diego
08/03/06	TWO MORE DEAD BIRDS TEST POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS Recent Rains May Cause More Mosquito Breeding
05/25/06	ANOTHER DEAD BIRD TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS Dead Crow Found in Serra Mesa
05/10/06	COUNTY STARTS AERIAL LARVICIDE DROPS TO COMBAT MOSQUITOES Mosquito-Breeding Season Is Here, West Nile Virus Is a Concern

For More Information On
WNV Or Other Vectors Contact:
(858) 694-2888
vector@sdcounty.ca.gov

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