Via CNN :
" The Florida Department of Health confirmed an increase in the number of cases of dengue fever acquired in the Key West area.
New statistics from the department said 24 cases of dengue fever have been reported in Key West through mid-July. Of those, 18 involve Key West residents, five are residents of other Florida counties and one case involves a resident of another state. In addition, 49 so-called "imported" cases of dengue fever are reported in Florida.
Those cases involved people who had traveled to areas under a dengue endemic, such as the Caribbean or Central and South America. The last time there was a dengue outbreak in Florida was 1934. Dengue is acquired through the bite of certain species of mosquitoes, primarily Aedes aegypti, but also Aedes albopictus, both of which are present in Florida, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
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