Two human cases of the H5N1 virus, also known as avian flu or bird flu, have been confirmed in San Joaquin County, public health officials announced on Friday. The cases occurred in farmworkers ...

Now it has a distinction it doesn’t want: No. 1 in California when it comes to people with bird ... the county — and the southern San Joaquin Valley in general — is a black hole when it ...

according to a news release from San Joaquin County Public Health Services. There are 34 confirmed human cases in California, the release said, but Stanislaus County remains bird flu free.

are small black and white mosquitos that bite aggressively during the day. They can transmit several viruses such as dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever. The San Joaquin County Mosquito ...

A black phoebe darted from a branch to snatch an insect midair, unconcerned with the Anna’s hummingbird that tapped the native plants for nectar nearby. The 300-acre San Joaquin Wildlife ...