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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
Several Florida counties have declared states of emergency as the state faces what health officials describe as a wildly unusual outbreak of dengue fever. The mosquito-borne illness, typically rare in the continental United States, is hitting Florida hard, prompting local emergency measures and raising concerns about the spread of tropical diseases further north.
Why now: A rare tropical disease outbreak prompting emergency declarations in a major US state is alarming public health news
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