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The County’s Tuberculosis Control Program, in collaboration with Sweetwater Union School District (SUHSD), are working to notify students and staff who were potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at Southwest High School from Feb. 1, 2025, to May 22, 2025.
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The number of measles cases in the United States continues to grow this year. While a large outbreak is centered in Texas and New Mexico, there are over 400 confirmed cases across 19 states and at least two confirmed fatalities. The best way to protect yourself and your family from measles is with a vaccine.
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San Diego County’s Public Health Officer, Dr. Wilma Wooten, is retiring after 23 years of service, the last 17 as the County’s lead doctor and public face of numerous media stories, none larger than the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
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The first case of measles this year in San Diego County has been confirmed in an 11-month-old resident who had recently traveled to the Philippines, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency announced Wednesday.
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A 24-year-old person who spent time at the USA Hostel in downtown San Diego has been diagnosed with meningococcal disease the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported today.
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The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency is advising gay and bisexual men, homeless individuals, and people with compromised immune systems that they could be at an increased risk for the intestinal disease shigellosis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, young children and travelers to developing countries are also at […]
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The bat was found alive on Sunday, July 10 at approximately 2:15 p.m. near the Oasis Deli in Nairobi Village.