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El Paso County endorses cross-border public-education campaign after JuE1rez tick-borne outbreak
Summary
Commissioners unanimously approved endorsing a public-education effort coordinated with Ciudad JuE1rez and state/federal partners to reduce rickettsial disease risk after JuE1rez reported multiple child deaths.
El Paso County Commissioners on July 28 endorsed a public-education campaign and binational coordination to reduce the risk of rickettsiosis, a tick-borne infection that local and Mexico officials say has caused multiple deaths among children in Ciudad JuE1rez.
County staff and public-health partners told the court the outbreak in JuE1rez has produced at least 27 confirmed deaths this year and disproportionately affected children ages 5E09; early symptoms can be misdiagnosed as influenza or allergies, delaying treatment.
The nut graf: County Animal Welfare and the Department of Public Health urged a joint, cross-border approach to prevention that couples animal-focused interventions (tick…
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