Debt Desk — Debt Desk — October 6, 2026: Public Health Alerts and a Harder Refinance Curve
Good morning. It is Tuesday, October sixth.
Florida is dealing with what appears to be the largest dengue outbreak in the continental United States in decades. State health officials now report more than 250 locally acquired cases this year, with most centered in Hillsborough County around Tampa.
That distinction matters. These are infections acquired locally, not simply cases diagnosed after international travel. Florida has now recorded 252 locally acquired cases, slightly more than its 245 travel-associated cases. One elderly Tampa woman died in September.
Hillsborough and nearby counties…
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