4 more cases of locally acquired dengue reported in Florida as virus continues to spread: Officials

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News

Florida health officials are issuing a warning about dengue as the virus continues to increase in South Florida. Four cases of locally acquired dengue were reported in Miami-Dade County and for the first time in Broward County, during the week ending Aug. 5, according to a report from Florida Health.

In total, 10 cases of the mosquito-borne illness have been reported in the state this year, with cases first occurring in January and March before returning this summer, the report said. "Dengue is spread by the bite of an Infected mosquito and is not normally present in Florida.

However, infected travelers can bring the virus back to Florida mosquitoes," Florida Health Broward County wrote in a statement. No information is known about any of the infected patients, including names, ages, sexes or where they live in their respective counties.

It comes after health officials in Florida warned about a growing number of cases of locally-acquired malaria, the first such cases since 2003. Florida Health did not immediately reply to ABC News' request for comment.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/4-cases-locally-acquired-dengue-reported-florida-virus/story?id=102306525

[Ocelot II]

1. Florida: Leprosy, malaria and dengue.

[sarcasmo]

2. Florida has a new tourist slogan, catch the fever.

[PortTack]

8. Yes...such a great??? Place to visit. Dengue like leprosy and malaria can have life time effects

NO THX!!

[róisín_dubh]

9. Is Dengue worse if you get it a second time?

It's always a threat in Mexico and given that mosquitos love me, I have to be really careful...

[PortTack]

16. Good question...I don't know.

I had a good friend that had it. She was somewhere in South America at the time.

[former9thward]

10. This is coming from Cuba if you read the report.

It is not a FL disease.

[Think. Again.]

3. hmm, pity.

[3825-87867]

4. How possible is this in Florida or elsewhere in America?

Is this a rare occurrence or does it happen there are a few cases of this or leprosy or other contagious stuff all the time?
Some kind of "normal" event?

[Ritabert]

5. Dengue happens occasionally in Florida

Locally -acquired malaria is rarer. The heat and humidity promote mosquitoes so anything is possible. I suspect the leprosy is a homeless problem without access to showers and clothes washing.

[3825-87867]

6. Thanx

Just seems strange. Hadn't heard of that much before even with friends living in Florida!

[former9thward]

11. It is coming from Cuba.

The disease is endemic in Cuba and there is a lot of travel between Cuba and Florida.

[LearnedHand]

7. Drink bleach and shoot light up your ass

Very effective against horrible viruses.

[Ray Bruns]

12. You know what would solve this problem. Another tax cut for billionaires.

[malthaussen]

13. When do we get the locust swarms? n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Should be soon

since we have had our "plagues".

[Wonder Why]

15. Worse than all those other fevers is "DeSatanist Fever"