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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN17146029
Florida death toll rises for mosquito-borne virus
Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:03pm EDT
* Four in Florida died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis
* No human vaccine for disease that usually affects horses
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug 14 (Reuters) - Four Florida residents have died from a mosquito-borne disease that normally afflicts horses, health officials reported on Tuesday as the swampy state enters peak season for mosquito-borne illnesses.
Health officials said last month that two Tampa-area residents had died from eastern equine encephalitis, a viral disease that inflames the brain.
Two additional deaths from the disease known as EEE have since been confirmed, one in the state capital of Tallahassee and one in the northwest Florida town of Sopchoppy...
Florida death toll rises for mosquito-borne virus
Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:03pm EDT
* Four in Florida died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis
* No human vaccine for disease that usually affects horses
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug 14 (Reuters) - Four Florida residents have died from a mosquito-borne disease that normally afflicts horses, health officials reported on Tuesday as the swampy state enters peak season for mosquito-borne illnesses.
Health officials said last month that two Tampa-area residents had died from eastern equine encephalitis, a viral disease that inflames the brain.
Two additional deaths from the disease known as EEE have since been confirmed, one in the state capital of Tallahassee and one in the northwest Florida town of Sopchoppy...
