Dengue in Brazil, Florida’s potential risk
Dr. Michael von Fricken talks with WUFT's The Point on Brazil's dengue outbreak and how it may affect the U.S.
Dr. Michael von Fricken talks with WUFT's The Point on Brazil's dengue outbreak and how it may affect the U.S.
Dr. Michael von Fricken speaks with WFME, Orlando's NPR station
A clinical trial is underway to determine if mosquitoes that harbor an infection-blocking bacteria can help break the transmission cycle of certain viral diseases to people.
In 2009 when test results on the ailing New York woman who had vacationed in Key West came back positive for the dengue virus, it was the first reported case in Florida since 1934. Dana Focks, Ph.D., a research professor in the department of environmental and global health who develops mathematical models for vector-borne disease, is examining the cause of the outbreak.