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Florida reports additional meningococcal disease case in Polk County

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the meningococcal disease outbreak in Florida in early 2022,  Florida state health officials reported an additional case in Polk County this week– the second...

Horse botulism outbreak in Florida

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last week, the University of Florida (UF) Large Animal Hospital reported treating a number of horses with suspected botulism. Botulism is a disease caused by ingestion of botulinum...

Florida: Avian influenza confirmed in wild birds

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has been notified by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory of confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza...

Florida reports 79 animal rabies cases in 2021

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health reported 79 total animal rabies cases in 2021, down from 80 in 2020 and 129 in 2019. Levy County reported the most cases with eight and like in previous...

Florida Keys: Oxitec successfully concludes mosquito releases

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63  Oxitec announced this week the successful completion of the mosquito release phase of its landmark project with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District. All Oxitec mosquito...

Vibrio cases reported in Hillsborough and Charlotte counties

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health reported two additional Vibrio vulnificus cases this week in Hillsborough County and Charlotte County, the third and second case for each county,...

Florida: COVID-19 cases have decreased 90% since August

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The State of Florida announced this week that the state now has one of the lowest COVID-19 daily average case rates in the last 7 days per 100,000 residents in the United States. “Without...

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...