Florida confirms a death from dengue as the state struggles with one of its worst recent outbreaks

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  • NEW YORK (AP) — Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue fever in decades, and the toll now includes a death.

    The Florida Department of Health confirmed the death Friday, though it didn’t provide further details. It’s one of more than 130 locally acquired dengue cases reported so far this year in Hillsborough County, which typically sees only a handful.

    “This is wildly unusual for us,” said Chris Wilkerson, a spokesperson for the county…

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