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When a doctor in Pasadena, California, reported in October that a hospital patient was exhibiting classic symptoms of dengue fever, such as vomiting, a rash, and bone and joint pain, local disease investigators snapped into action.

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Placer County officials unveiled a new Health and Human Services Center on Wednesday that promises to be a "one-stop" spot for several different services.

The parking lot of Shoemaker's filled up quickly with semitrailers Monday as the snow fell.

COVID-19 cases are climbing once again and hospitalizations in our region are also up. The new variant of the coronavirus is likely what is driving this increase with it making up about 44% of all cases nationwide.

A Lincoln man has died of West Nile virus, Placer County officials said Monday.

The death is the county’s first human West Nile virus fatality since 2018.

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Placer County’s COVID-19 hospital tally, meanwhile, reached its highest level in nearly six months.

The first human case of West Nile virus in Placer County was reported in Roseville this week, the Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District said Wednesday.