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'She met the wrong mosquito': 80-year-old Florida woman died from dengue fever, family says

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A Tampa, Florida, family says their 80-year-old mother has died after contracting dengue fever, which has seen its case count in the area increase in recent weeks.

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  1. Tampa Bay Times

    A Tampa woman was diagnosed with dengue fever. Within a week, she was dead. (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Gay Small was supposed to spend Labor Day weekend in North Carolina, taking long walks with her sister, picking apples with her grandkids. But she died at Tampa General Hospital early Friday, her 80th birthday. From a mosquito bite, her family said.

  2. WFLA

    'She met the wrong mosquito': Family says 80-year-old Tampa woman died from dengue fever (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    For weeks we've seen confirmed cases of dengue fever in Hillsborough County. Now one Tampa family says their 80-year-old mother died after having the virus.

  3. KSN Wichita

    'She met the wrong mosquito': 80-year-old Florida woman died from dengue fever, family says (opens KSN Wichita)

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    KSN Wichita's feed description

    A Tampa, Florida, family says their 80-year-old mother has died after contracting dengue fever, which has seen its case count in the area increase in recent weeks.

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