Vector Control press release archive

  2025
10/29/2025 Deer Mouse Tests Positive for Hantavirus
7/11/2025 County to Extend Mosquito Spraying Early Monday, Tuesday in La Mesa
7/7/2025 County to Spray in Rolando Area for Mosquitoes to Reduce Risk of West Nile Virus
6/27/2025 Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus
5/16/2025 Two Dead Crows Test Positive for West Nile Virus
4/16/2025 County Takes to the Sky Again to Fight Mosquitoes
3/11/2025 How Much do You Need to Worry About Hantavirus?
1/13/2025 First Local Detection of Hantavirus in 2025
  2024
10/6/2024 County Reports First Locally Acquired Dengue Case 
9/26/2024 County Confirms First Case of Human West Nile Virus in 2024
9/16/2024 Hantavirus Found in Mice at San Onofre State Campground
9/13/2024 Bird Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
9/9/2024 County to Hand Spray for Mosquitoes in Oceanside Area
7/24/2024 County to Hand Spray for Mosquitoes in Mt. Hope Area
6/28/2024 County Fights Mosquitoes From the Sky
6/17/2024 County Takes to the Sky, Again, to Fight Mosquitoes
5/31/2024 Proactive Efforts Help as Mosquito Season Kicks Off!
4/17/2024 County to Conduct First Mosquito-fighting Larvicide Drop of 2024 Next Week
1/12/2024 First Local Detection of Hantavirus in 2024
  2023
11/2/2023 Deer Mice Test Positive for Hantavirus
9/20/2023 Mosquitoes test Positive for West Nile Virus at Los Peñasquitos Lagoon
9/5/2023 Deer Mouse Tests Positive for Hantavirus
8/31/2023 Crow in La Mesa Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
4/20/2023 Deer Mouse Tests Positive for Hantavirus
4/19/2023 County to Conduct First Mosquito-fighting Larvicide Drop of 2023 Next Week
2/3/2023 First Local Detection of Hantavirus in 2023
  2022
9/30/2022 Mouse Tests Positive for Hantavirus in Guatay
4/26/2022 County to Conduct First Larvicide Drop of 2022
1/14/2022 Rodent tests positive for hantavirus, first local detection in 2022
  2021
12/17/2021 Mouse Tests Positive for Hantavirus
9/17/2021 Year’s First Human West Nile Virus Case Reported in San Diego
8/26/2021 Mice Collected in Mount Laguna Test Positive for Hantavirus
8/2/2021 Monthly Mosquito Larvicide Application Done by Hand Crews This Week
5/4/2021 County Conducts First Larvicide Drop; Reminds Public About Mosquito Prevention
4/28/2021 Two Deer Mice Test Positive for Hantavirus
  2020
12/23/2020 Mouse Tests Positive for Hantavirus
8/12/2020 First Human, Travel Related West Nile Virus Case of 2020 Reported in County
7/2/2020 4 Wild Mice Collected in Campo Area Test Positive for Hantavirus
6/5/2020 Mosquito in Black Mountain Ranch Area Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
2/21/2020 Three Wild Mice Test Positive for Hantavirus
1/15/2020 Cactus Mice Test Positive for Hantavirus, First Local Detection of 2020
  2019
11/15/2019 Mouse in Escondido Tests Positive for Hantavirus
11/13/2019 Hawk in Ramona Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
10/3/2019 Brush Mouse Tests Positive for Hantavirus in Julian
9/18/2019 County to Conduct Mosquito Larvicide Drop Thursday
8/30/2019 Ticks Test Positive for Tularemia, County Urges Hikers to Protect Themselves and Pets
8/16/2019 It’s Crazy Spider Dance Time; Orb Weaver Season is Back!
8/2/2019 Deer Mouse In Warner Springs Tests Positive for Hantavirus
5/23/2019 Mouse Tests Positive for Hantavirus
4/16/2019 Supervisor Cox, Health Officials Kick Off Mosquito, West Nile Virus Prevention Season
4/5/2019 Ticks Test Positive for Tularemia, First Detection in County This Year
4/3/2019 They’re Back! Spring is Crane Fly Season in San Diego County
3/26/2019 Three Deer Mice Test Positive for Hantavirus
3/15/2019 Hawk Tests Positive for West Nile Virus, Protect Against Mosquitoes
1/18/2019 Mice Test Positive for Hantavirus, First Local Detection in 2019
  2018
12/28/2018 It's Not Just the Holiday Season, It's Tick Season
10/30/2018 Trick or Treaters Beware, Mosquitoes Vant to Suck Your Blood!
10/19/2018 First Human West Nile Virus Case of 2018 Reported in County
8/06/2018 County to Conduct Two Mosquito Larvicide Drops This Week
8/01/2018 10 Bugs that Could Bite or Sting You This Summer
7/18/2018 Infected Mosquitoes First West Nile Sign of Summer
6/05/2018 County to Conduct Mosquito Larvicide Drop Wednesday
6/01/2018 Invasive “Aussie Mozzie” Found in San Diego County
5/04/2018 County Set to conduct First Larvicide Drop of 2018 Mosquito Season
4/30/2018 Tips to Prevent Mosquito Breeding in Your Backyard
4/07/2018 County Seeks Public’s Help in Mosquito Prevention Kickoff
3/15/2018 The Rain is Here; Have You Mosquito-Proofed Your Rain Barrel?
2/27/2018 More Wild Mice Test Positive for Hantavirus
2/23/2018 More Ticks Test Positive for Tularemia
2/13/2018 Ticks Test Positive for Tularemia
1/19/2018 Deer Mouse Tests Positive for Hantavirus
  2017
10/06/2017  First West Nile Virus Case of 2017 Prompts Mosquito Warning
9/15/2017 Squirrel Tests Positive for Plague Near Palomar Mountain
9/07/2017 County Opens Zika Outreach Campaign
8/16/2017 Zika Still a Threat in San Diego County
7/31/2017 8 Tips to Prevent Zika When Traveling
7/18/2017 County to Conduct Fifth Mosquito Larvicide Drop Wednesday
5/01/2017 The Man to Bug About Bugs
4/18/2017 Mosquito Season is Back; County Conducts First Larvicide Drop of 2017
4/17/2017 Bat Found Inside Safari Park Tests Positive for Rabies
4/14/2017 County: Mosquito Fight is West Nile Virus, Zika Fight
3/29/2017 Giant Mosquito? Mosquito-Eater? Nope, It's a Crane Fly!
3/28/2017 First Local Zika-related Birth Defect Reinforces Travel Advisory
3/10/2017 County Urges Public to Find, Dump Out Standing Water Around Homes
3/06/2017 6 Tips to Keep Ticks Off
2/24/2017 Have You Mosquito-proofed Your Rain Barrel?
2/08/2017 Hawk Tests Positive for West Nile Virus; Protect Against Mosquitoes
1/19/2017 Deer Mice Test Positive for Hantavirus
   
  2016
11/21/2016 County to Hand-spray Nestor Neighborhood in Travel-related Zika Case
11/15/2016 County to Hand-spray Spring Valley Neighborhood in Travel-related Zika Case
11/8/2016 County to Hand-spray Escondido Neighborhood in Travel-related Zika Case
10/25/2016 County to Hand-Spray Chula Vista Neighborhood in Travel-related Zika Case
10/13/2016 Know Your Mosquitoes? Read the Tale of the Tape!
9/29/2016 County to Hand-spray for Mosquitoes in Lemon Grove Neighborhood 
9/19/2016 Probable Human West Nile Virus Death Reported
9/15/2016 County on Front Lines to Stop Zika Spread
9/13/2016 County Drops Larvicide to Fight West Nile Virus 
9/10/2016 County to Spray Grant Hill Neighborhood for Mosquitoes in Travel-related Zika Case
9/7/2016 County to Spray for Mosquitoes in Adams North Neighborhood in New Travel-related Zika Case
9/1/2016 County Cranks Volume on Mosquito-borne Illness Prevention Call
8/18/2016 County to Spray to Prevent Mosquito-borne Illness
8/3/2016 First 2016 Human West Nile Virus Case Reported in County
7/26/2016 5 Tips to Keep Rats Out of Your Home
7/12/2016 County Conducts Mosquito Larvicide Drop
7/07/2016 Batches of Mosquitoes Testing Positive for West Nile virus
6/27/2016 Mosquitofish, the Mosquito's Worst Nightmare  
5/16/2016 Mosquito Control Spraying Set For Areas of North Torrey Pines, South Del Mar
3/04/2016 Make Sure Your Rain Barrel is Mosquito-proof!
2/10/2016 Two Mice Test Positive for Hantavirus
1/29/2016 Zika Virus and San Diego County; What You Should Know

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