Comment on West Nile case in Duval County forces Health Department alert; another Zika patient also reported

West Nile case in Duval County forces Health Department alert; another Zika patient also reported

An increase in mosquito-borne disease activity in parts of Duval County forced the Florida Department of Health’s local office to issue a new advisory Thursday after a human case of West Nile illness was confirmed in the area. The advisory was filed due to a concern that more residents will become ill, while the risk of further transmission to humans exists, according to the Health Department. In addition the state announced 11 new travel-related cases of the Zika virus, including one in Jacksonville — its eighth case. read more

 

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