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Florida hit by largest dengue outbreak in decades
Original: Florida's dengue outbreak largest in continental U.S. in decades
Florida is experiencing the largest dengue fever outbreak in the continental United States in decades, according to public health reporting. Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral illness, is typically rare on the US mainland, and a locally acquired outbreak of this scale is unusual. Health officials are monitoring cases and urging residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites as concerns grow about the spread of tropical diseases further north.
Why now: The unusual scale of a tropical mosquito-borne disease outbreak on the US mainland is raising public health concerns.
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Evidence
- Florida's dengue outbreak largest in continental U.S. in decades · TelegraphHerald.com
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