Broward gets mosquito advisory after locally acquired dengue case
Florida health officials and county mosquito control are coordinating surveillance and prevention, and they urge residents to guard against bites.
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Florida health officials and county mosquito control are coordinating surveillance and prevention, and they urge residents to guard against bites.
Florida is experiencing its largest dengue outbreak in decades, with over 250 locally acquired cases reported this year.
Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue in decades, and the toll now includes a death.
Mosquitoes are in the area all year, but they're at their worst at this time of year.
Cristian Benavides reports cases of the viral infection are trending down after three years of steadily rising.
Female mosquitoes are targeted because only they bite and drink blood, thereby spreading diseases such as malaria and dengue fever.
Health officials have issued an alert in the Florida Keys after two people were confirmed to have dengue fever.
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Health officials have issued an alert in the Florida Keys after two people were confirmed to have dengue fever.
Health officials have issued an alert in the Florida Keys after two people were confirmed to have dengue fever.
Cristian Benavides reports that most of the US cases are in South Florida.
Puerto Rico has declared a dengue fever epidemic after a spike in cases, prompting questions about the mosquito-borne illness, its symptoms and treatment options.
According to the Florida Department of Health, Broward reported two cases and Miami-Dade reported nine cases
Both counties have issued alerts for the mosquito-borne virus.
More cases of denge fever have been detected in Miami-Dade and Broward, officials said.
