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Wastewater data shows COVID-19 surge in some Bay Area communities
1+ mon, 3+ hour ago (473+ words) Wastewater data shows COVID-19 rates are on a “summer surge” in several Bay Area communities. Ali Reid reports. Wastewater data shows COVID-19 rates are on a "summer surge" in several Bay Area communities. The increase is showing up in wastewater…...
Health officials announce 2 human cases of West Nile Virus in the South Bay – NBC Bay Area
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (350+ words) The West Nile Virus has infected two adults living in the South Bay, the Santa Clara County Public Health Department announced Wednesday. Additionally, for the first time this year, the agency and Vector Control have detected mosquitoes carrying the virus…...
Invasive 'yellow fever' mosquito newly found in Castro Valley
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (580+ words) FILE: A resting adult female Aedes aegypti mosquito, also known as the yellow fever mosquito. An invasive insect dubbed the yellow fever mosquito has been discovered for the first time in Castro Valley. The mosquito, scientific name Aedes aegypti, has…...
Pneumonia-causing bacteria detected in tap water at California state office
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (446+ words) The California Department of Industrial Relations building in Lodi, Calif. Crews are disinfecting and flushing the plumbing fixtures and adjusting water temperatures, but the building remains open, Denisse Gomez, a spokesperson for the Department of Industrial Relations, told SFGATE. The…...
The Bay Area towns hit hardest by the highly-contagious rotavirus
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (530+ words) A microscopic view of Rotavirus. A highly contagious diarrheal illness is on the rise in parts of the Bay Area, with multiple cities recording increasing levels of the virus in wastewater in recent weeks. Rotavirus, a gastrointestinal virus, causes diarrhea…...
Rabid bat found in Fremont: What Alameda County residents need to know – NBC Bay Area
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (423+ words) Alameda County is warning residents after a rabies-positive bat was found in Fremont, one of several rabies cases reported across the Bay Area this year. In Alameda County, health officials are warning the public that a bat with rabies was…...
UC San Francisco Expert on Why Measles Is Spreading Again and Who Faces the Highest Risk
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (692+ words) Measles Credit: CDCA UCSF expert explains how declining vaccination rates are driving new outbreaks and increasing risks.May 28, 2026 - By Lorna Fernandes - Measles in adults and children in the last few months in California have brought home the fact that the…...
Rotavirus in the Bay Area: How it spreads and how to protect yourself
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (156+ words) A stomach bug appears to be making its way through the Bay Area. According to epidemiologists, it's a late-season rotavirus. According to wastewaterscan.org, the presence of rotavirus is currently spiking across the country. In the Bay Area, it's present…...
'No season anymore': Viruses are running amok in Northern California
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (285+ words) FILE: San Jose, Calif. With summer right around the corner, cold and flu season should be long behind us, but recent wastewater data shows that respiratory illnesses still have an unusually tight hold over Northern California. According to WastewaterSCAN, which…...
Highly Contagious Human Parvovirus Detected In SF: What To Know
4+ mon, 2+ hour ago (332+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A very contagious respiratory illness is spreading throughout several Northern California cities, including neighborhoods in Southern San Francisco, according to recent wastewater surveillance data. While generally mild, the circulating parvovirus B19 is raising concerns due to its severe…...