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PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — The first case of West Nile Virus has been detected in a mosquito in Placer County this year. The Placer County Mosquito and Vector Control District confirmed the mosquito was ...

Local health agencies have already found virus-positive mosquitoes in Sacramento, Kern, Tulare, and Santa Clara counties, according to the California West Nile Virus program. No human cases have been ...

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The Sacramento County Public Health confirmed that a local, unvaccinated child has measles after returning from international travel. Video Above: Sacramento Area Sewer District ...

The child was unvaccinated and recently returned from international travel, according to the Sacramento County public health ...

Sacramento County's public health officer on Monday confirmed a measles case involving a child who recently returned from ...

The U.S. is up to 1,197 confirmed measles cases this year. Arizona declared a new outbreak last week, while the one in Texas, ...

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An unvaccinated child returned home from international travel and showed measles symptoms. Their case is consistent with a national trend, officials say.