Dengue Fever Death Florida
6 outlets
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6 reporters
- Victor HellerDaily Mail
- Mike StobbeToronto Star
- Daniel CodyNew York Post
- David ZimmermannWashington Examiner
- Teresa MullFox News
- Mary KekatosABC News (US)
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At the state level, the Florida Department of Health reported at least 152 dengue cases so far this year in an update issued last week — close to the record set in 2023, when nearly 200 dengue cases were reported.
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Gay Small passed away at Tampa General Hospital on her birthday on September 4, her 80th birthday, after a mosquito bit her near her home, the Florida Department of Health said.
Her death certificate includes 'dengue infection' along with 'septic shock' and 'multi-organ failure,' the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Small’s death is the Tampa Bay region’s first dengue fatality in nearly a century, the Times reported.
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- 18 Sep
NEW YORK (AP) — Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue fever in decades, and the toll now includes a death.
- 19 Sep
“She was in good health and she worked hard to stay healthy and she walked and she ate right and you know, all the things that you’re supposed to do,” Small’s daughter, Anna Small, 55, told NBC affiliate WFLA.
Coverage 6 articles
21 Sep What to know about dengue fever as Florida reports 1st death and cases rise
ABC News (US)
19 Sep Tropical disease spread by mosquitoes claims first recorded death in southern US state
Fox News
19 Sep Florida confirms death from dengue fever as state confronts growing outbreak
Washington Examiner
19 Sep Florida woman, 80, dies from dengue fever on her birthday: ‘Met the wrong mosquito’
New York Post
18 Sep Florida confirms a death from dengue as the state struggles with one of its worst recent outbreaks
Toronto Star
18 Sep Florida woman dies of DENGUE fever on her 80th birthday after being bitten by mosquito outside her home
Daily Mail
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