Oropouche outbreak worries Marco Rubio

Oropouche outbreak worries Marco Rubio

Florida’s senior Senator is warning the White House about a disease carried by mosquitoes that is affecting travelers into the state.

“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 cases could rapidly increase in Florida and other states. Yet, the administration has issued limited public health guidance and proper infrastructure to address the virus, such as local testing,” the office of Marco Rubio alleges.

To that end, Rubio has written Joe Biden to get input on what the White House is doing about the public heal...

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