Tampa woman is first dengue fever death recorded in Florida
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"Tampa woman is first dengue fever death recorded in Florida" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include USA Today, WFLA and CBS News. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 56m ago.
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Coverage (5)
- Florida confirms a death from dengue as the state struggles with one of its worst recent outbreaks apnews.com · 3h ago
- Florida dengue hotspot map, where other mosquito-borne infections are heraldtribune.com · 3h ago
- Officials report first dengue fever death of 2026 USA Today · 3h ago
- 1st Dengue Fever death reported in Hillsborough; neighboring counties work to stop spread WFLA · 3h ago
- Elderly Tampa woman dies amid Florida's second-worst dengue outbreak on record, health officials say CBS News · 3h ago
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