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A 53-year-old San Diego County resident is the first locally acquired human case of West Nile Virus this year, the county Health and Human Services Agency announced Friday.

West Nile virus detected in Corpus Christi area View Comments West Nile virus was detected in a mosquito pool collected in Corpus Christi, the city announced in a release on Friday. The city's Vector Control Program trapped the mosquito near the 400 block of Bartlett Street and the 3300 block of Lawnview Street. There are currently no reported human cases of West Nile virus in Nueces County, a news release from the city said. West Nile virus is spread to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Those infected with West Nile virus may have a fever, headache, body aches. and occasionall...

IMPERIAL COUNTY — Two local mosquito pools have tested positive for St. Louis encephalitis, the Imperial County Public Health Department announced Friday. One of the mosquito pools was collected in El Centro near West Main Road just east of Austin Road. The other was in Imperial near the area of La Paz Drive and Puerto Vallarta Avenue. The samples were collected on Tuesday and results were received Friday. “ As temperatures increase, so do mosquito populations and disease risk, which poses a serious public health threat in our communities,” said Imperial County Health Officer D...

Submitted to The Union The Nevada County Environmental Health Department Vector Control Program will be holding Mosquito Fish Giveaways at the Eric Rood Administrative Building, 950 Maidu Ave, Nevada City. Getty Images The Nevada County Environmental Health Department Vector Control Program will be holding Mosquito Fish Giveaways at the Eric Rood Administrative Building, 950 Maidu Ave, Nevada City. All giveaways will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Drive-thru pick-ups only; please remain in your car. Containers will be provided to safely take the fish home. This year’s dates will be May 6 and 2...