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Pinellas County Dengue Fever: Aerial Mosquito Spraying Begins
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 20, 5:08 PM EDT
updated Oct 20, 7:02 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WTVT and WTSP, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Aerial mosquito spraying has begun in Pinellas County to combat dengue fever, WTVT reported. Pinellas County teamed up with Lee County to utilize aerial mosquito treatments in the effort against dengue, according to WTSP.
Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 20, 7:40 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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Pinellas County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.