Los Angeles County Reports Second Case of Locally Transmitted Dengue Fever

Los Angeles County Reports Second Case of Locally Transmitted Dengue Fever
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A second Los Angeles County resident has contracted dengue fever without traveling outside of the United States, local health officials announced Nov. 1.

A Long Beach resident was infected by the mosquito-borne virus and has recovered at home, the Long Beach Health Department confirmed Wednesday.

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