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UArizona researchers launch the Great Arizona Tick Check
As spring blooms across much of the state, University of Arizona researchers are encouraging the public to check for ticks and contribute to an important community health effort. Rosemary Brandt Today College of Agriculture& Life SciencesRhipicephalussanguineus_hires-small.jpg A male brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Brown dog ticks are the primary vector for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Arizona. CDC/ James GathanyHealthScience and TechnologyCollege of Agriculture and Life SciencesCollege of Public Health Media contact(s)Rosemary Brandt College of Agriculture and Life Sciencesrjbrandt@email.arizona...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - March 17, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: rjbrandt Source Type: research

Florida Sees Second Local Dengue Case This Year
By Laura Geggel A person in Florida has caught a locally transmitted case of dengue fever, news sources reported Wednesday. The case is the first in which a person caught dengue from a mosquito bite within Miami-Dade County in 2016. The person diagnosed with the viral infection has received treatment and is expected to fully recover, CBS Miami reported. The case is also Florida’s second local dengue case of 2016, according to CBS Miami. In 2015, the state reported one locally transmitted case of dengue, and in 2014 it had six known locally acquired cases of the disease, according to the Florida Department of Health....
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news