A mosquito alert has been issued after two new locally acquired cases were reported in Monroe County.
Florida health officials have issued a mosquito alert after two locally acquired cases of dengue fever were confirmed in the Florida Keys.The alert comes a week after a national health advisory by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , warning health care providers and the public of rising cases of dengue fever infections in the Americas.Dengue fever is a viral infection spread by mosquitoes.
So which other counties have seen confirmed local dengue cases?This year, Miami-Dade has seen the highest number of locally acquired infections, with two in January, one in February, two in March and one in April. Hillsborough and Pasco have also seen one confirmed case each, in June and January, respectively.
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