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Florida Dengue Outbreak Reaches 252 Cases Across Seven Counties
Original: Florida Dengue Outbreak Hits 252 Local Cases, Most for Any State in Decades, as Polk Becomes Seventh County
Florida has recorded 252 locally transmitted dengue cases, the highest count for any US state in decades, with Polk County becoming the seventh county affected. Health officials are monitoring mosquito-borne transmission across the state, and the outbreak is drawing attention to the resurgence of a disease rarely acquired domestically in the United States.
Why now: Dengue spreading locally on this scale in Florida is an unusual public health development raising concern about mosquito-borne disease in the US.
Evidence
- Florida Dengue Outbreak Hits 252 Local Cases, Most for Any State in Decades, as Polk Becomes Seventh County · medicaldaily.com
- Florida Dengue Outbreak Hits 252 Local Cases, Most for Any State in Decades, as Polk Becomes Seventh County · inkl
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