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San Diego County public health officials Tuesday encouraged residents to become aware of signs and symptoms of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever following the death...

Belize has been honored with the 2023 Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Malaria Champions of the Americas prize.

A Long Beach resident recently contracted dengue fever despite not traveling outside of the United States, city officials have announced.

A Long Beach resident recently contracted dengue fever despite not traveling outside of the United States, city officials have announced.

A batch of mosquitos collected from the north end of Los Penasquitos lagoon adjacent to Del Mar and part of San Diego tested positive for West Nile Virus.

West Nile virus is mainly a bird disease, but it can be transmitted to humans by local mosquitoes if they feed off an infected animal, mainly birds.

West Nile virus was recently detected from a batch of mosquitoes in the San Diego area, marking the first sign of the disease from the insect this year, county officials said.

No locally contracted human West Nile virus cases have been reported

Mosquitoes collected from the north end of Los Peñasquitos Lagoon adjacent to Del Mar and parts of San Diego tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting county environmental health officials Wednesday to remind people to protect themselves from the insects.

There are more orb weaver spiders in San Diego COunty this season, thanks to this year's very wet spring and winter.