Florida: What was supposed to be a help line for those seeking more information on a fungal meningitis outbreak was instead the number to a phone sex hotline.
WUSF first reported the error after calling the phone number released by Florida Gov. Rick Scott during a news conference on Tuesday. When WUSF posted the telephone number on the station’s website, they were notified by a reader that the number was connected to an adult telephone line.
WUSF reported that when callers dialed the line provided by the governor, they heard: “Hello boys, thank you for calling me on my anniversary.” The young woman directs “existing callers” to press one, the report said.
The correct number is 866-523-7339 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 866-523-7339 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, but Scott was off by one number.
A spokesman from Scott’s office told FoxNews.com that the governor provided the correct phone number later in the meeting.
The Florida Department of Health reported Tuesday that a 70-year old man died in July, before the discovery of the contaminated steroid medication authorities have linked to the infection.
Officials say there are now six total cases in Florida, all in Marion County. More than 100 cases have been reported nationally, with about a dozen deaths.
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