The potentially deadly virus has recently shown up in Pasco County. Author: Eric Glasser Updated: 6:02 PM EDT May 25, 2021
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. There’s some important health information to pass along about a deadly virus in our area, and this time we’re not talking about COVID-19.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis, which is carried by mosquitoes, has shown up in Pasco County.
“It is a very real concern,” said Adriane Rogers, Executive Director at the Pasco County Mosquito Control District.
On Monday, the Florida Department of Health and Pasco Mosquito Control issued a joint advisory.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a potentially deadly virus spread by mosquitos, is around every year. But this year, “We have increased activity in our early warning monitor system,” said Rogers.
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2 Ukrainian soldiers killed, 1 wounded in country s east
The Ukrainian military said Friday two soldiers were killed and another was wounded under fire from Russia-backed separatist rebels in the country s east, where hostilities have increased sharply in recent months.
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A Ukrainian soldier looks through his binoculars at dusk in a fighting position on the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels near Toretsk, eastern Ukraine, on Thursday. (Felipe Dana/The Associated Press)
The Ukrainian military said Friday two soldiers were killed and another was wounded under fire from Russia-backed separatist rebels in the country s east, where hostilities have increased sharply in recent months.
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Genetically modified mosquitoes: What you need to know
They are being released in the Florida Keys to help control a species that can carry deadly diseases.
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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, an Aedes aegypti mosquito known to carry the Zika virus, is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus. The plan approved Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District calls for a pilot project in 2021 involving the striped-legged Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is not native to Florida. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)