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Mystery Illness Leaves One Dead, Eight Seriously Ill In Ventura County

A mysterious heart-related illness has caused one death, and a rash of serious illnesses in Ventura County.

County health officials are working with state, and federal investigators to try to determine what’s behind the unusual surge in the incidents.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.