Officials Warn Mosquito-Borne Dengue Fever Cases on the Rise in California

Officials Warn Mosquito-Borne Dengue Fever Cases on the Rise in California
FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2019 file photo, a biologist examines a mosquito in Salt Lake City. The Canadian Press/AP-Rick Bowmer
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Close to 1,000 people nationwide, including 23 in California, have been infected with a mosquito-borne fever this year, according to the World Health Organization.

Since the start of the year there have been a “significant magnitude” of dengue fever outbreaks in the Americas, with cases reaching just over 3 million, compared to last year’s numbers of 2.8 million, according to the organization.