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First Human Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In OC
SANTA ANA (AP) — Orange County has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year. The county’s Health Care Agency says a man hospitalized late last month tested positive for the virus,...
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West Nile Virus Linked To Foreclosures In San Gabriel Valley
SAN GABRIEL (CBS) — The first case of West Nile Virus has shown up in the San Gabriel Valley. KNX 1070’s Bob Brill reports health officials say a dead crow in West Covina near San Bernardino and Azusa...
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Fatal Herpes Virus Kills Horses In 4 States; California On Alert
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — Agriculture officials said on Tuesday that horses in at least four Western states have contracted a fatal equine virus after attending a national competition in Utah. An Idaho...
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Rodent Die-Off Marks Potentially Fatal Threat To San Diego Residents
SAN DIEGO (CBS) — Health officials on Thursday warned of an increase in the number of rodents that have tested positive for hantavirus in areas of San Diego County. The county Department of...
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Gov. Brown Signs Bill Allowing Minors To Get STD Vaccine
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has waded into the national debate over child vaccinations for sexually transmitted diseases, signing a bill allowing children as young as 12 to get vaccinated...
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FBI: ‘DNS Changer’ Victims Could Lose Internet Access In July
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The FBI says a new computer virus could interrupt Internet service for hundreds of thousands of computer users this summer. Agents say they’ve caught the hackers responsible for...
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FBI Warns Public About Computer Virus That Will Knock Thousands Off The Internet
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The FBI is warning the public about a malicious computer virus that is set to knock thousands of unsuspecting people off the Internet in several days. Authorities busted the...
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Hantavirus Claims First-Ever Fatality In Yosemite National Park
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — Officials from Yosemite National Park say a man is dead and a woman is recovering after contracting a rare rodent-borne disease, hantavirus, in a popular lodging area. Park...
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1,700 Yosemite Park Visitors Warned About Hantavirus
BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — Health officials are warning 1,700 Yosemite National Park visitors that they may have been exposed to hantavirus. The health alert comes after a second person died of...
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Officials Warn West Nile Virus ‘Endemic’ In LA County
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Officials are warning Los Angeles County residents to take steps to avoid catching the West Nile virus as dozens of lives are claimed across the nation. KNX 1070’s Ed Mertz...
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Up To 10,000 Yosemite National Park Visitors At Risk Of Rodent-Borne Virus
FRESNO (AP) — Up to 10,000 people who were guests in certain lodging cabins at Yosemite National Park might have been exposed to a deadly mouse-borne virus, park officials confirmed Friday as rangers...
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SoCal Cities Boost Spraying Operations In West Nile Fight
NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Health officials across the Southland have begun to deploy trucks that spray a fog-like mist to combat the spread of West Nile virus. KNX 1070’s Ed Mertz reports the effort...
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Health Warning Issued After Chicken In El Segundo Tests Positive For West...
EL SEGUNDO (CBSLA.com) — Authorities issued a health warning Wednesday after a chicken in El Segundo tested positive for West Nile virus. The virus, which is transmitted through the bite of infected...
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OC Woman, 61, Dies Of West Nile Virus; First In County Since ’08
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — A 61-year-old Orange County woman died last week from West Nile virus, making her the county’s first such fatality since 2008. KNX 1070’s Jan Stevens reports the woman...
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West Nile Virus In Dead Birds Found In Arcadia, Covina
WEST COVINA (CBSLA.com) — Three dead crows collected last week in the San Gabriel Valley have tested postive for West Nile virus, according to officials. KNX 1070’s Jon Baird reports San Gabriel Valley...
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Cypress Woman Tests Positive For West Nile; 1st OC Case In 2013
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — A Cypress woman who tested positive for West Nile virus is the first Orange County patient this year, county health officials said Tuesday. The unidentified woman is the 15th...
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West Nile Virus Detected In Toluca Lake
TOLUCA LAKE (CBSLA.com) — Residents in the San Fernando Valley were warned Tuesday about West Nile virus activity detected in Toluca Lake. Councilman Tom LaBonge issued a notice urging residents to...
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Fatal Case Of West Nile Reported In San Bernardino County
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY (CBSLA.com) — The County of San Bernardino’s Department of Public Health has reported the first fatal case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in that county in 2013. A total of ten cases of...
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Little Boy Paralyzed By Rare Virus Beats Odds By Walking
RANCHO CUCAMONGA (CBSLA.com) — When Jonathan Williams was 2 years old, he was paralyzed from the neck down following the onset of a rare neurological condition, known as transverse myelitis. Doctors...
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Small Number Of Children In California Get Strange, New Polio-Like Illness
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A polio-like illness has afflicted a small number of children in California since 2012, causing severe weakness or rapid paralysis in one or more limbs. The Los Angeles Times reports...
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