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Florida Counties Declare Emergency Over Unusual Dengue Outbreak

Original: A 'Wildly Unusual' Outbreak of Dengue is Hitting Florida Hard As Several Counties Declare State of Emergency https://giz

Several Florida counties have declared states of emergency as the state faces a dengue outbreak being described as wildly unusual for the region. Dengue is typically rare in the continental United States, so locally transmitted cases at this scale are drawing alarm. Health officials are urging residents to guard against mosquito bites as control efforts ramp up.

Why now: Locally acquired dengue at outbreak levels in Florida is rare and a public health emergency declaration is newsworthy

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• A 'Wildly Unusual' Outbreak of Dengue is Hitting Florida Hard As Several Counties Declare State of Emergency https://gizmodo.com/a-wildly-unusual-outbreak-of-dengue-is-hitting-florida-hard-as-several-counties-declare-state-of-emergency-2000818145 # Health # Science # Outbreak · gizmodo@robot.villas · 2

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