The Region - News from Aug. 3, 1986
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Complaints of illnesses by residents of the Silver Strand beach area of Oxnard are being investigated by the Ventura County Environmental Health Division, division officials said. Residents say they have become ill with flu-like and other symptoms and believe that pesticides or other chemicals may be responsible for their health problems. The investigative procedures in progress include sampling of the domestic water supply, ocean water and beach sand. Residents are being asked to contact their personal physicians for diagnosis and treatment of the symptoms.
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