Florida Confirms 1 Locally Acquired Dengue Case in Miami-Dade, Urges Bite Precautions
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Updated · WPLG Local 10 · Aug 1
Florida Confirms 1 Locally Acquired Dengue Case in Miami-Dade, Urges Bite Precautions
3 articles · Updated · WPLG Local 10 · Aug 1
Summary
Miami-Dade health officials on Friday alerted residents and visitors after confirming a locally acquired dengue case, triggering coordinated surveillance and mosquito-control efforts.
Dengue spreads through infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, not person to person, and symptoms usually appear within 14 days of a bite.
Flu-like illness, severe muscle and joint pain, fever and sometimes a rash are key warning signs; respiratory symptoms are uncommon.
Florida said it is continuing statewide monitoring for mosquito-borne diseases including West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, malaria, chikungunya and dengue.