Florida's dengue outbreak reportedly largest US has seen in decades
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A dengue fever outbreak in the state of Florida appears to have grown to the largest in the continental U.S. in decades, totaling 252 reported cases this year in the Sunshine State according to an update this week.
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Asian tiger mosquito, scientifically known as aedes albopictus, is biting human skin, potentially transmitting dangerous diseases like dengue fever, zika virus, and chikungunya
NEW YORK (AP) — Florida’s current dengue outbreak appears to be the largest in several decades in the continental United States. State health officials mosquito-borne disease have been tallied so far this year. The vast majority of them were in Hillsborough County, home to Tampa.
A dengue fever outbreak in the state of Florida appears to have grown to the largest in the continental U.S. in decades, totaling 252 reported cases this year in the Sunshine State according to an update this week.
