Rubio to Biden: Planning Needed to Avoid Oropouche Outbreak
September 13, 2024
September 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
Oropouche virus is a disease spread to humans by mosquitoes and biting midges that can cause neurological effects and devastating effects on unborn babies.
Recent surveillance data reports approximately 40 travel-associated cases of oropouche, in Florida, from people who have recently traveled from Cuba. Due to heavy traffic from South America and the Caribbean, there is concern cas . . .
Oropouche virus is a disease spread to humans by mosquitoes and biting midges that can cause neurological effects and devastating effects on unborn babies.
Recent surveillance data reports approximately 40 travel-associated cases of oropouche, in Florida, from people who have recently traveled from Cuba. Due to heavy traffic from South America and the Caribbean, there is concern cas . . .