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The State of Hepatitis B in Florida in 2025: Current Challenges and Health Disparities

open access: yesJournal of Viral Hepatitis, Volume 33, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a significant public health challenge in Florida despite advancements in prevention and treatment. This review analyses the current epidemiology, disease burden and management strategies for hepatitis B in Florida as of 2025, drawing on state surveillance data and recent public health reports.
Cameron Nejat
wiley   +1 more source

Estimated Costs and Regional Economic Impacts of the Oriental Fruit Fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) Outbreak in Miami-Dade County, Florida

open access: yesEDIS, 2016
Oriental fruit flies, very destructive pests of fruits, were first detected in the Redland area of Miami-Dade County on August 26, 2015, and as of January 2016, 165 flies had been captured.
Sergio Alvarez   +2 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Using Tensiometers for Vegetable Irrigation Scheduling in Miami-Dade County

open access: yesEDIS, 2012
A tensiometer is a simple and relatively inexpensive tool that can be used to schedule irrigation in Miami-Dade County vegetable crops. Tensiometers continuously measure soil water potential or tension.
Kati W. Migliaccio   +4 more
doaj   +5 more sources

A HEDONIC PRICE APPROACH TO FLOOD RISK AND PROPERTY VALUE IN THE GREATER MIAMI AREA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This study investigates the relationship between property value and flood risk in Miami-Dade County Florida. Miami-Dade County has gained a lot of attention in the media for its high risk of catastrophic flooding. As climate change predictions have grown
G, Straubing Rebecca
core   +1 more source

The Current Burden of Hepatitis B in the United States: A State, Territorial, and County Modelling Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Viral Hepatitis, Volume 33, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Accurate estimates of the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the United States (US) are necessary for policy makers and community‐based organisations to make informed decisions regarding the allocation of resources to work towards the elimination of HBV as a public health threat.
Devin Razavi‐Shearer   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using machine learning to understand microgeographic determinants of the Zika vector, Aedes aegypti.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
There are limited data on why the 2016 Zika outbreak in Miami-Dade County, Florida was confined to certain neighborhoods. In this research, Aedes aegypti, the primary vector of Zika virus, are studied to examine neighborhood-level differences in their ...
Jagger Alexander   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Gut Microbiota During Pregnancy and the Level of Postpartum Adiposity

open access: yesMicrobiologyOpen, Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025.
Postpartum adiposity is associated with maternal α‐diversity and several bacterial species. These findings highlight the mediating role of the gut microbiota during pregnancy in influencing the overweight and obesity condition postpartum. Created in BioRender. Mokkala, K.
Noora Houttu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Hurricane Irma on mosquito abundance and species composition in a metropolitan Gulf coastal city, 2016–2018

open access: yesScientific Reports
Mosquitoes are the most common disease vectors worldwide. In coastal cities, the spread, activity, and longevity of vector mosquitoes are influenced by environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, and rainfall, which affect their geographic ...
Imelda K. Moise   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Apartheid in Miami: Transit Workers Challenge the System [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
[Excerpt] The story that follows will show how Dade County officials and the downtown Miami business establishment attempted to bust the transit union and dismantle a vital public transportation service to Miami\u27s minority, elderly and working-class ...
Banks, Andy, Grenier, Guillermo
core   +1 more source

Climate Change and Insurance: Embracing Resilience for Private Market Survival

open access: yesSustainable Development, Volume 33, Issue 6, Page 8499-8510, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Private insurance is a major mechanism for managing natural disaster risk in the U.S. Public programs cannot generate sufficient capital to provide adequate protection to homes and businesses. Our literature review indicates that disaster impacts are increasing because of climate change and continuing development in high‐risk areas, which is ...
John A. Roper   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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