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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. -- Health officials say there has been a confirmed case of Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, in Hillsborough County.According to the Florida Department of Health (DOH), Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic single-celled living amoeba that can cause a rare infection of the brain, called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), which destroys brain tissue…

A recent study out of Italy found that 10 percent of those who lost their smell and taste due to COVID-19 saw their symptoms worsen or stay the same over the course of the infection.The remaining 90 percent who lost their sense of smell or taste while infected with coronavirus saw their condition improve or they recovered within a…

KATELYN: THE STATE REPORT 667 NEW CASES. 6700 46 PENNSYLVANIANS HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19. THAT IS UP 34 FROM YESTERDAY. IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY -- Coronavirus: 88,741 cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania WGAL News 8 coronavirus updates The Pennsylvania Department of Health says there are now 88,741 cases of coronavirus in the state. That is…

Mary Altaffer This Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 photo shows male mosquitos at the the Vosshall Laboratory at Rockefeller University in New York. SOURCE: Mary Altaffer SIGN UP FOR BREAKING NEWS Get local stories sent straight to your inbox as news breaks. Privacy Notice Massachusetts health officials report season’s first EEE positive mosquito sample Massachusetts health…

Posted: Fri 11:18 AM, Jul 03, 2020 &nbsp|&nbsp Updated: Fri 1:09 PM, Jul 03, 2020 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The State of Alaska has announced 46 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Alaska among residents. This is a new daily high total. One new death was reported on the state's COVID-19 Data Hub. 15 Alaskans…