Lee County Mosquito Control Goes on Alert After Florida Logs 149 Dengue Cases
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Updated · Gulf Coast News · Sep 1
Lee County Mosquito Control Goes on Alert After Florida Logs 149 Dengue Cases
3 articles · Updated · Gulf Coast News · Sep 1
Summary
Lee County mosquito officials raised their alert level after Florida reported 149 dengue cases during the rainy season, even though the county has not recorded any locally transmitted infections.
Of the 149 cases, 110 were linked to travel and 39 were spread locally by mosquitoes, sharpening concern that dengue could gain a stronger foothold in the state.
Aedes aegypti — the backyard mosquito that carries dengue — breeds in standing water such as bird baths and bromeliads, making water removal the first line of defense.
Lee County Mosquito Control said districts across Florida are coordinating to keep dengue from becoming endemic as seasonal mosquito activity increases.