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Dengue Fever Creeps Back Into the U.S. - and Climate Change Isn't Helping
Description: Dengue fever is most common in the poorer areas of Latin America and Asia, and cases were virtually unheard even in the tropical reaches of North America, where anti-mosquito efforts were able to keep the fever at bay. But that has begun to change. The first native cases of dengue fever in Florida in more than 70 years began appearing in Key West in 2009, and they're becoming more common. [Source: Time]
URL: http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/10/dengue-fever-creeps-back-into-the-u-s-%E2%80%94-and-climate-change-isnt-helping/
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Source: Time
Publish Date: 6/10/2011
Reading Level: Basic
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