Florida Issues Dengue Fever Alert

Florida Issues Dengue Fever Alert
A female Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is the primary vector for the spread of Dengue fever. James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Florida has issued a warning regarding dengue fever cases after a total of 10 locally acquired cases were confirmed in state this year.

The Florida Health Department said Broward County is now under a mosquito-borne illness alert until the end of the year. This come after two cases of dengue was confirmed to have been contracted in the county.