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Florida reports 9th Vibrio vulnificus death of 2021, Latest from Levy County

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Florida state health officials reported one additional case/death due to Vibrio vulnificus, according to data published October 22. The latest case/death is reported from Levy...

Florida reports 5th Vibrio vulnificus case from Lee County

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health reported an additional Vibrio vulnificus case this week in Lee County, located in Southwest Florida on the Gulf Coast. This is the fifth case...

Florida reports 6 additional animal rabies cases in September

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on rabies surveillance in Florida, the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology reported an additional six animal rabies cases in September. This...

Florida reports 17th EEE case in Hardee County, Human West Nile virus cases rise to 4

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Eastern Equine Encephalitis The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported a Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a 12-year-old quarterhorse in Hardee County. The...

Florida declares hepatitis A outbreak over

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Since the beginning of 2018, Florida health officials began reporting a significant increase in hepatitis A infections and by 2019, a 500 percent increase in cases...

Florida reports 1st SARS-CoV-2 positive ferret in the US

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus...

Lee County, FL reports two additional Vibrio vulnificus cases

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Florida state health officials reported two additional Vibrio vulnificus cases out of Lee County, according to their latest data update Friday. No additional fatalities...

Florida reports 53 animal rabies cases in the first eight months of 2021

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology has reported 53 confirmed animal rabies cases since the beginning of the year through August 31. Of the 53...

Vibrio vulnificus cases reported in Clay and Volusia counties, Florida

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Florida state health officials reported two additional Vibrio vulnificus cases this week in Clay County and Volusia County. This brings the cumulative total through...

Florida: Leon County records state’s 8th Vibrio vulnificus death

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Florida Department of Health recorded the eighth fatality due to Vibrio vulnificus infection in Leon County. The patient was considered a case in last week’s...