Mosquitoes

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.

There’s a few easy ways to ensure that the risk of contracting a mosquito-borne illness goes way down. A good first step is to regularly replace standing water, like what may be found in birdbaths, with fresh water.

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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Two cases of locally-contracted dengue fever were confirmed by health officials in Monroe County this week. Here’s how health and mosquito control officials say you can better avoid being bitten by potentially disease-carrying mosquitoes.

The alert comes days after a locally acquired case was ID's in Hillsborough County. The virus remains less common in the continental U.S., but there have been three times more cases than at this point last year.

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.

Global transportation and trade, compounded by people continuing to alter the local environment, has led to the spread of mosquitoes around the world. But how will these insects deal with a warming world?

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.

There have been 10 cases in South Florida this year. Eight in Miami-Dade and two in Broward.

Extreme heat or flooding may not be to blame for Sarasota's malaria outbreak, but scientists say changing weather patterns could still increase risk for mosquito-borne diseases.

Sarasota and Manatee counties remain under mosquito-borne illness alert. Polk and Orange counties are under advisories. Meantime, a third case of dengue was confirmed in Miami-Dade.