Does Florida malaria alert affect you? What to know about mosquito combat in Miami, Keys Should you worry about malaria in South Florida? Miami Herald · Jul 17, 2023
Experts say climate change likely to increase US malaria cases Scientists quell fears about imminent risk after cases in Texas and Florida but warn that mosquito breeding sites set to grow The Guardian - US · Jul 6, 2023
Has Florida reached an endemic stage of COVID? While thousands of Floridians continue to be infected by coronavirus, state health officials already are treating COVID-19 as an endemic disease — with health experts clinging to hope that it has become more predictable, manageable and less deadly. Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022
Are there monkeypox myths? A doctor breaks down disease fact and fiction MIAMI -- As monkeypox stays on our minds, people turn to the internet for answers to their questions. The internet has no shortage of information, but it also has no shortage of misinformation. Miami Herald · Aug 4, 2022
Monkeypox is on the rise. Here’s what to know about its symptoms, signs and testing In the past two decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded two individual cases of monkeypox and one outbreak among dozens of people across six states who became ill after having contact with pet prairie dogs. Miami Herald · Jul 9, 2022
‘We should definitely be concerned.’ Miami-Dade’s COVID-19 cases, positivity rates soar MIAMI — With a new wave of omicron COVID cases surging in Miami-Dade County, the percent of local positive tests, known as the positivity rate, has soared, representing a fourfold increase since April and likely an undercount due to at-home testing. Miami Herald · Jun 10, 2022
Don’t take a rapid COVID test too soon: how and when to swab FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With new COVID cases in Florida on the rise, taking an easy-to-get rapid test can give you quick results. Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022
‘A silent surge’: While the newest omicron subvariant drives up COVID cases in Florida, effects are mild FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A subvariant of omicron is spreading rapidly in Florida, and health experts say it will likely become the dominant strain of the virus in the state before the summer. Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022