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...

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...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reported a case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a horse in Leon County in the panhandle. This is...

Officials with Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee have reported a spike in cases of the viral, childhood disease, hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) during the past week prompting University...

Florida Department of Health in Leon County officials have issued a rabies alert after receiving information that several students may have handled bats on the campus of Lawton Chiles High School during...