Orange County Issues Mosquito Alert After 2 Apopka Dengue Cases Confirmed
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 18
Orange County Issues Mosquito Alert After 2 Apopka Dengue Cases Confirmed
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 18
Summary
Two locally acquired dengue cases in Apopka triggered Orange County's formal Mosquito Alert, adding to a Sept. 2 case in Pine Hills.
Orange County Mosquito Control said the new confirmations met the state's alert threshold and prompted expanded mitigation and surveillance beyond standard targeted treatment.
Apopka, Pine Hills and other county areas are now under enhanced control measures as officials try to curb further local transmission.
PCR testing newly added to the county lab can detect virus in mosquito samples the same day, replacing outside testing and speeding response efforts.
Dengue is spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, and officials cited rising case counts elsewhere in Florida as a reason for a more proactive countywide response.