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Aedes mosquito

County Reports Second Locally Acquired Dengue Case   

| 8:45 AM

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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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Aedes mosquito

County Reports First Locally Acquired Dengue Case  

| 8:57 AM

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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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Mosquito on skin

County Confirms First Case of Human West Nile Virus in 2024

| 3:47 PM

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County public health officials report that a 71-year-old man tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first human case of West Nile virus reported in the county this year.