Dengue

Sarasota and Manatee counties remain under mosquito-borne illness alert. Polk and Orange counties are under advisories. Meantime, a third case of dengue was confirmed in Miami-Dade.

The Lee County Mosquito Control District released thousands of mosquitoes in Fort Myers to bring down the population.

West Nile virus was recently detected, and there's been a rise in travel-related cases of dengue. Here's some ways to protect yourself and your community.

Antibody testing in the Key Largo area has identified another 11 cases of dengue fever, bringing the total this year to 37.

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Public health officials confirmed the 18th case of dengue fever in Hillsborough County this year.But this case is different- while the first 17 were…

Health officials in Florida have confirmed the state's first case of dengue.

Just this month Brazil—the country where experts say the Zika virus first arose— ended its nationwide health emergency related to the virus . The World...

After decades without any reported cases, dengue fever seems to be getting a foothold in the U.S. In 2009, it surfaced in Key West. This year, 18 cases have been reported this summer in Martin County, Fla.

Dengue fever was commonplace in Florida until the 1930s. Air conditioning, window screens and better mosquito control helped break the dengue cycle. Now the mosquito-borne illness is back.

The Florida Department of Health released a statement urging residents to take precautions against mosquitoes, due to three Martin and St. Lucie County…

Decades after its eradication, the "breakbone fever" has become endemic again in the Florida Keys. Scientists say that Floridians infected during a recent outbreak didn't catch the virus abroad but rather got a dengue strain that's unique to Key West.