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🌱 How a healthy Bayshore walker became Tampa Bay’s suspected dengue victim

South Tampa, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a healthy Bayshore walker became Tampa Bay’s suspected dengue victim

Also on today's calendar: 🍄 920 Magic Mushroom Weekend 🍄.

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 75.
  • Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A Tampa woman was diagnosed with dengue fever. Within a week, she was dead. (tampabay.com) — An 80-year-old Tampa woman who walked Bayshore and the Riverwalk daily died at Tampa General Hospital after contracting dengue fever likely near her home, amid a growing local outbreak. Her South Tampa family describes her rapid decline, ongoing uncertainty about the official cause, and their hope that sharing her story will push neighbors to take mosquito risks seriously.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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