Officials confirm first case of dengue fever in Miani-Dade Florida

[n2doc]

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. (WSVN) -- The first case of dengue fever, a mosquito-born disease, has been detected in Miami-Dade.
Friday evening, the Florida Health Department confirmed an 18-year-old living in the county contracted the fever. He has already made a recovery and will be ok.

The illness is transmitted by mosquitoes, which are obviously common in South Florida, especially this time of year. If unrecognized and left untreated, the disease can be deadly.

Health officials are informing citizens on ways to take precautions to avoid catching the fever. "As long as the mosquito is present, we are at risk of having more cases of dengue," Doctor Alvaro Mejia-Echeverry of the Health Department said.


Read more: http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21011498813178/officials-confirm-first-case-of-dengue-fever-in-dade

[Dr Hobbitstein]

1. "Especially common in South Florida"

I think the modifier "South" is unnecessary. I live in Central FL, and the mosquitos have been out in droves. I help keep the population down around my house (by keeping NOTHING outside that retains standing water), but as I sit here in my recording studio (aka, my garage), with the door open, I've been bitten once or twice. A couple weeks ago while recording the band, we were eaten alive. My garage has no AC, so we record in the sweltering hell that FL is in the summer. We open the doors and kick on about 3 fans during breaks. Mosquitos ALL over when that happens.

[steve2470]

5. same in my part of Central Florida, this is a tad scary nt

[2naSalit]

2. Lest anyone forget

the mosquito is the Wisconsin unofficial state bird! And we have more than enough of them in the Rockies too.

[Recursion]

3. Ah, bone-break fever...

No prophylaxis, and the mosquitos who carry it are attracted to clean water rather than dirty water: hello, swimming pools!

[Eleanors38]

4. IIRC, dengue was recorded last yr in the Keys.