Mosquitoes

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Locally acquired cases have appeared in Florida and other parts of the U.S. where the disease isn’t endemic. Health officials worry that with climate change and the lack of a vaccine, it will take hold in a larger swath.

There have been above-average numbers in Florida of travel-related cases of the mosquito-borne disease dengue. Now, control groups are working to make sure the disease doesn’t become endemic.

Researchers are looking at the role a tiny lizard plays in protecting us from mosquito-borne diseases.

With mosquitoes abundant across the state, some counties have been practicing mitigation strategies against the bugs. Experts discuss the latest on "The Florida Roundup."

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discussed the state’s probe into the apparent assassination attempt on former President Trump, mosquito control efforts in Lee County, the public health risk mosquitoes pose, the latest claims check, environmental news stories from across the state and a listener mailbag.

Three sentinel chickens recently tested positive for West Nile virus in the county. While mosquitoes tend to be a year-round problem in Florida, heavy rains with flooding tend to increase their presence.

Part of the state’s surveillance program is keeping track of flooded areas, as pools of accumulated rainfall are prone to becoming mosquito breeding grounds.

The Florida Department of Health has recorded 30 cases in the state this year, all by patients who had been in Cuba. The disease is transmitted to humans by flies called midges and some types of mosquitoes.

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How do Aedes female mosquitos find the perfect site to lay their eggs? FIU researchers find they rely on one another for good reviews of breeding sites.

After malaria cases this summer in Sarasota County, the need to combat mosquito-borne illnesses remains as rain from Hurricane Idalia has increased breeding grounds for the insects, according to mosquito experts.