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Mosquito Disease Outbreak Prevention Exercise Planned By Los Angeles County

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This weekend, Los Angeles public health officials plan to hold a disease-outbreak exercise to encourage Los Angeles County residents to tip and toss stagnant water to prevent invasive mosquitoes. An exercise designed to prevent the outbreak of mosquito-spread diseases is scheduled for this Saturday by L.A. County public health officials. “This exercise is designed to increase public awareness of the ...

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L.A. County Sees First West Nile Virus Death This Year

Los Angeles County has had its first West Nile Virus (WNV) death of 2021, weeks after a mosquito sample tested positive for the disease in Santa Clarita. Los Angeles County Public Health (Public Health) is urging residents to protect themselves from mosquitoes after confirming on Friday that a resident of eastern L.A. County died of WNV, just weeks after a ...

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Mosquito Sample Tests Positive For West Nile Virus In Santa Clarita

A mosquito sample has tested positive for the West Nile virus, (WNV) in Santa Clarita for the first time in at least a year and a half. A mosquito sample has tested positive for the West Nile virus, (WNV) in Santa Clarita for the first time in at least a year and a half. Information from the GLACVCD shows no ...

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West Nile Virus Detected In Los Angeles County For Sixth Time

West Nile Virus was found in the San Fernando Valley, adding to another sighting earlier this year in Lancaster, both near Santa Clarita, officials said Monday.  Four mosquito samples from traps in the cities of Northridge, Reseda, Carson and Signal Hill  were confirmed to be carrying West Nile Virus (WNV), according to Los Angeles County officials. The Greater Los Angeles ...

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Los Angeles County Confirms First West Nile Death Of 2018

Los Angeles County health officials confirmed the county’s first West Nile virus death of the year Wednesday, and are once again urging residents to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that the patient, a resident of the ...

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Providence Holy Cross Advises Precautions For West Nile Virus

Mosquitoes in Southern California areas were reported to contain the deadly West Nile Virus after samples were collected from areas within the San Fernando Valley over the weekend. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Neighboring cities to Santa Clarita Valley such as Bakersfield and Porter Ranch have cases where the parasites tested ...

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Officials Offer Tips to Avoid West Nile Virus

Last week, the first West Nile Virus illnesses were reported in Southern California, and officials are offering tips on how to avoid getting the disease. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “West Nile is found in birds and mosquitoes and is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes that bite infected birds, and then ...

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West Nile Virus Detected In Santa Clarita Mosquitoes

The exact location of where the West Nile sample was found was not immediately available. This is a breaking news story and more information will be posted as it becomes available. County officials discovered positive tests for the West Nile Virus in Santa Clarita, prompting a warning from Vector Control about avoiding the disease, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. ...

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Birds Found With West Nile Virus In Canyon Country

West Nile virus was found in three birds near Canyon Country after the Los Angeles County Vector Control District officials tested them for the mosquito related virus. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The dead birds tested positive for the virus after they were discovered June 17, said Kelly Middleton, director of ...

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Bird Infected With West Nile Virus Found In Santa Clarita

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The first West Nile Virus infected bird in Los Angeles County was discovered in Santa Clarita, according to officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. An american crow that was collected from the city of Santa Clarita was confirmed positive on April 19, 2016, according to the Greater Los Angeles County Vector ...

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