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Hundreds of people attended an outdoor open house hosted by County Vector Control Tuesday, held to educate the public about the importance of controlling vectors like mosquitoes that can transmit harmful diseases.
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Want to learn more about protecting yourself from mosquito-borne illness? County Vector Control is holding an open house to tell you how to do that, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, at the County Operations Center plaza, located at 5520 Overland Drive in San Diego.
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The County is investigating a second case of locally acquired dengue. This second case is not related to the first case of locally acquired dengue that occurred earlier this month in Escondido.
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The County is investigating the first ever case of locally acquired dengue. The Escondido resident who became sick with dengue did not travel to an area where the mosquito transmitted illness is common. No additional locally acquired cases have been identified at this time.
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County Vector Control crews plan to hand-spray for mosquitoes at approximately 60 homes and a community center in Oceanside to protect public health and keep mosquitoes from potentially spreading the dengue virus based on a confirmed dengue case.
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County Vector Control crews plan to hand-spray a neighborhood in the Mt. Hope area this week to keep mosquitoes from potentially spreading the dengue virus after mosquitoes were found near a person who contracted dengue outside the U.S.
