Rocky Mountain spotted fever

SAN DIEGAN DIES FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER - HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR PETS

By Fernanda Lopez Halvorson, County of San Diego Communications Office

December 6, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego County public health officials are raising awareness of a disease known as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever following the death of a San Diego resident who traveled to the Baja California region before becoming ill.  


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CDPH CAUTIONS CALIFORNIANS ABOUT TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES


Tick activity remains high during winter months
 
January 21, 2012 (Sacramento) -- Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and state public health officer, today warned individuals who work or play outdoors in the winter months to be on the alert for ticks that may carry bacteria that cause Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.  

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