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Mosquitoes: vampires in the garden

By Published July 5, 2020 07:05 am It is not halloween; This is not Transylvania, but every time I go out into the garden I end up with less blood. To add insult to injury, itchy welts last for days. Mosquitoes are to blame, of course, and they seem to …

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Rare case of freshwater amoeba found in Hillsborough

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida. – The Florida Department of Health has confirmed a case of Naegleria Fowleri Florida infection in Hillsborough County. Naegleria fowleri is a single-celled microscopic live amoeba. The amoeba can cause a rare brain infection called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis that destroys brain tissue and is usually fatal. The …

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