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Re your "Either your memory was faulty or your source was all wet"--Too bad you can't provide a reference. Having spent 15 years working on vector borne disease, either in public health programs or medical research, I thought your statement that there were over 100 deaths each year in Florida due to mosquito transmitted diseases sounded unbelievably high, which is why I asked you to provide your source. Either your memory is faulty or your source was all wet.
In the US the principal mosquito borne viruses are Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EE), St. Louis Encepahalitis (SLE), Western Equine Encephalitis (WEE), LaCrosse Encephalitis (LAC), and West Nile Virus (WNV).
Nationwide, approximate figures for these diseases are as follows: there are about 10 cases of EE annually with an average of 3 deaths. The number of SLE cases varies widely from year to year but averages 135 cases. With an approximate fatality rate of 10% that would be about 13 deaths/year nationwide. WEE is very rare with fewer than 16 cases/year over the last 60 years. There are about 90 cases/year of LAC with only infrequent fatalities in children under 16. WNV is most common with 232 deaths in 39 states in 2002.
So, you see it is mathematically impossible for mosquitoes to be responsible for over 100 human deaths each year in FL alone.
I'm not saying they are not. I am just questioning the assertion that mosquito borne diseases cause over 100 human deaths each year in FL.
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Historic Data (2003-2022) | Eastern Equine Encephalitis | CDC
Eastern Equine Encephalitis is a rare disease that is caused by a virus spread by infected mosquitoes.www.cdc.gov
Historic Data (2003-2022) | St. Louis Encephalitis | CDC
St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) is a viral disease spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito.www.cdc.gov
Vector-borne Diseases
Mosquitoes cause more human suffering than any other organism — over one million people worldwide die from mosquito-borne diseases every year. Not only can mosquitoes carry diseases that afflict humans, they also transmit several diseases and parasites that dogs and horses are very susceptible...www.mosquito.org
Or both.
Sounds like you know a lot more about this subject than either I or my sources.
Cheers,
Carol