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Zika Case Confirmed in San Diego County
A San Diego resident, who traveled to Colombia and returned in January 2016, is the first Zika virus case reported in the region this year, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.More
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Make Sure Your Rain Barrel is Mosquito-proof!
Saving water is a good thing! It should never come back to bite. So if you have a rain barrel, make sure that it can't become a place where mosquitoes can breed. More
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5 Tips for Tackling Spring Cleaning
Spring officially arrives this weekend, which means a lot of people will be rolling up their sleeves and starting major cleaning projects. How to maximize your obligatory season cleaning.More
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First Sexually Transmitted Zika Virus Case in San Diego County Reported
The first Zika virus case acquired through sexual transmission in San Diego was confirmed this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the County of San Diego Health and Human...
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VIDEO: Is Your Backyard a Mosquito Breeding Ground?
Last year, six people died from West Nile virus. And with two new invasive mosquitoes, it's more important than ever to make sure your home and yard are free of standing water.More
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First Larvicide Drop of 2016 to Fight West Nile Virus
With summer and West Nile virus season coming, the County plans to conduct its first mosquito larvicide drop of 2016 on local waterways Wednesday.More
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Mosquito Control Spraying Set For Areas of North Torrey Pines, South Del Mar
The County is scheduled to conduct pesticide spraying in several neighborhoods around the Los Peñasquitos Lagoon after finding increasing numbers of adult mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus.More
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Batches of Mosquitoes Testing Positive for West Nile Virus
San Diego County’s vector control program has already collected more batches of West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes by the second week of July than it did in all of 2015. No people, either in the...
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County Conducts Mosquito Larvicide Drop
San Diego County’s Department of Environmental Health is scheduled to drop mosquito-fighting larvicide for the fourth time this year on 48 local waterways Wednesday.More
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First 2016 Human West Nile Virus Case Reported in County
A 51-year-old El Cajon woman has been confirmed as the first locally acquired human case of West Nile virus this year.More
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County Drops Larvicide to Fight West Nile Virus
San Diego County’s environmental health department plans to conduct its seventh aerial drop of a solid larvicide on local waterways Wednesday to fight West Nile virus by killing mosquito larvae before...
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Have You Mosquito-proofed Your Rain Barrel?
If you’ve got a rain barrel, this winter’s rains have been great! Your barrel is full. You’re conserving water. You’re watering your garden naturally. You’re growing mosquitoes … Wait, what?!More
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County Urges Public to Find, Dump Out Standing Water Around Homes
Rain puddles, sun and rising temperatures prompt the County to call on the public to dump out standing water to fight mosquitoes --- a call made more urgent this year by the Zika virus.More
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County: Mosquito Fight is West Nile Virus, Zika Fight
County of San Diego officials said Friday that mosquito prevention isn’t just about West Nile virus anymore — it’s also about Zika virus, and people need to dump out standing water around homes to...
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Mosquito Season is Back; County Conducts First Larvicide Drop of 2017
The County of San Diego’s Vector Control Program will drop its first batch of larvicide of the year on 48 rivers, streams, ponds and other waterways to kill mosquito larvae Wednesday. (Update 4/19/17:...
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The Man to Bug About Bugs
Even if you’ve never met Chris Conlan, you still might recognize him. That’s because the supervising vector ecologist has been the County’s most visible “bug and critter guy,” for the last 14 ½ years,...
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County Conducts Mosquito Larvicide Drop
San Diego County’s Department of Environmental Health is scheduled to drop mosquito-fighting larvicide for the fourth time this year on 48 local waterways Wednesday.More
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First 2016 Human West Nile Virus Case Reported in County
A 51-year-old El Cajon woman has been confirmed as the first locally acquired human case of West Nile virus this year.More
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County Drops Larvicide to Fight West Nile Virus
San Diego County’s environmental health department plans to conduct its seventh aerial drop of a solid larvicide on local waterways Wednesday to fight West Nile virus by killing mosquito larvae before...
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Have You Mosquito-proofed Your Rain Barrel?
If you’ve got a rain barrel, this winter’s rains have been great! Your barrel is full. You’re conserving water. You’re watering your garden naturally. You’re growing mosquitoes … Wait, what?!More
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