If you’re planning on lighting sparklers this Fourth of July, believing they are among the safest fireworks, think again. Doctors with HCA Florida Healthcare say they are actually among the most dangerous,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services reported the confirmation of a Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a 1-year-old colt in Levy County. On June 16, the unvaccinated...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health reported updated numbers on Vibrio vulnificus this year in the state on Friday. To date, Florida has reported 13 V. vulnificus – Dade (2) and...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the latest data from the Florida Department of Health through June 24, 25 monkeypox cases have been reported from eight counties. Broward County has reported the most...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the meningococcal disease outbreak among gay and bisexual men in Florida, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues its collaboration with the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the outbreak of meningococcal disease in Florida this year, The Florida Department of Health reports since December 2021, Department epidemiologists have investigated...

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...

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...

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...

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...