There were 1888 cases of chronic hepatitis C reported in Hillsborough County last year, easily the most reported disease in 2016, according to the Hillsborough County Health Department. The number of cases of chronic hepatitis C wee far greater than hepatitis B (344), according to health department data. There isContinue Reading
Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), along with Congressmen Dennis Ross (FL-15) and David Jolly (FL-13), recently sent a letter to bipartisan leaders of Congress requesting additional funding and resources to address the Zika virus. The members write: “To date, health officials have identified roughly 500 travel-related infections of the Zika virusContinue Reading
With the reports of five additional locally transmitted Zika virus infections in the state of Florida, including the first case in Pinellas County, US Representative for Florida’s 13th Congressional District, David Jolly had some things to say about calling on Congress to return to Washington, D.C. to pass a long-term Zika fundingContinue Reading
A non-travel related case of Zika virus has been reported in Pinellas County today, one of five new cases reported statewide (the other four were reported in the Wynwood area of Miami). This puts the number of locally acquired, or non-travel related cases in Florida to 42. The Florida Department of HealthContinue Reading
Local transmission of Zika virus is in Florida and today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Florida Department of Health puts the tally at 36 with five individuals connected to the Miami Beach area. In Tampa, experts from the University of South Florida (USF) along with Representatives Kathy Castor and David JollyContinue Reading
Since Tuesday, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) has announced they, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are investigating two possible non-travel related cases of Zika virus–one in Miami-Dade County and one in Broward County. These latest developments have some saying Florida may have it’s first ZikaContinue Reading
The number of travel associated Zika virus cases in the state of Florida increased by another 11 today as the Florida Department of Health reported additional cases in Broward (3), Orange (3), Miami-Dade (2), Hillsborough (1), Osceola (1) and the first case to date in Lake County. For Hillsborough County, this isContinue Reading
Florida health officials reported Friday on two additional travel associated Zika virus cases in the state, one in Pasco County and one in Orange County. This is the sixth case reported in Orange County while Pasco County is reporting it’s first case. Pasco has been added to the list of counties inContinue Reading
