Mosquitoes

Brevard County is experiencing a dengue outbreak. The state reported 27 cases locally acquired in Brevard. Eleven of those cases were reported last week.

Officials said positive tests were taken from chickens in Oldsmar and east Tarpon Springs. In response, mosquito control is initiating enhanced treatments such as additional truck fogging and aerial larviciding.

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This is the county's first reported case of dengue this year. Officials did not say where in the county the illness was reported, but health department records note it occurred in July.

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The big buzz comes from an uptick in locally acquired cases of dengue in Brevard County and a population boom of saltwater marsh mosquitoes.

The virus has infected over 7,000 people, mainly in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Foshan. An expert says the outbreak appears to be the largest ever documented in China.

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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.

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