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Florida boy infected with first reported case of mosquito virus discovered in Tampa Bay
By: Corey Davis
Posted: Jun 20, 2018 10:52 AM EDT
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) - The first human case of a mosquito-borne virus discovered in the Tampa Bay area has been found in a teenage boy in north central Florida, according to researchers at the University of Florida.
Researchers believe the virus could be widespread throughout the southeast.
The Keystone virus is named after the location in Hillsborough County where it was discovered.
It was first documented more than 50 years ago and has been found in animals along the coast from Texas to Chesapeake Bay, according to Dr. Glenn Morris, director of UF Emerging Pathogens Institute.
Morris says a 16-year-old boy came into an urgent care clinic with a rash and fever symptoms in August 2016...
Florida boy infected with first reported case of mosquito virus discovered in Tampa Bay
By: Corey Davis
Posted: Jun 20, 2018 10:52 AM EDT
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) - The first human case of a mosquito-borne virus discovered in the Tampa Bay area has been found in a teenage boy in north central Florida, according to researchers at the University of Florida.
Researchers believe the virus could be widespread throughout the southeast.
The Keystone virus is named after the location in Hillsborough County where it was discovered.
It was first documented more than 50 years ago and has been found in animals along the coast from Texas to Chesapeake Bay, according to Dr. Glenn Morris, director of UF Emerging Pathogens Institute.
Morris says a 16-year-old boy came into an urgent care clinic with a rash and fever symptoms in August 2016...