Health Officials , Warn Dengue Virus Is , Spreading Across Florida Counties.<br />Fox News reports that health officials in Florida have <br />placed Broward County under a mosquito-borne illness <br />alert, as cases of dengue virus have increased.<br />Fox News reports that health officials in Florida have <br />placed Broward County under a mosquito-borne illness <br />alert, as cases of dengue virus have increased.<br />Previously, a similar warning was <br />issued for Miami-Dade County. .<br />According to the Florida Department of Health, <br />two cases of locally-acquired dengue <br />were reported in Broward County.<br />This year, there have been ten cases <br />of dengue reported in Florida, with most <br />of them in Miami-Dade County.<br />Ten cases have been serotyped by PCR, Florida Department of Health, via Fox News.<br />In 2022, there were two <br />locally-acquired dengue cases, Florida Department of Health, via Fox News.<br />Fox News reports that dengue, which is <br />spread by the bite of an infected <br />mosquito, is not normally found in Florida.<br />It is possible for infected travelers to <br />bring the virus back to Florida from <br />places where the illness thrives.<br />Pregnant women, infants, the elderly, <br />people with comorbidities and those who've had a <br />previous dengue infection are at the greatest risk. .<br />According to the CDC, there have <br />been 225 cases of dengue reported <br />in the United States this year.
